W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Air Guitar

Air Guitar

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Which is to say ragtime is steak of the gods, consent to consume heavy metal chocolate cake, which is to say untouch..
Failed Art Made of Coors Beer

Failed Art Made of Coors Beer

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I entered Brunson’s Liquor Store meaning to rob; I exited empty-handed as a half-a*s poet who writes sonnets no on..
Going Back to Forward Progress

Going Back to Forward Progress

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My wedding band is Choctaw; it’s supposed to be antique, a center of turquoise surrounded by silver -- it matches ..
The Last Chapter in the Story of a Tree

The Last Chapter in the Story of a Tree

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It was an ordinary paper napkin caught up in international intrigue, a bad hombre wanted to shred it luckily it got caug..
Survival of the Fittest in Bear Country

Survival of the Fittest in Bear Country

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Call me coward. I don’t care. I’m old and I’m not a veteran. I wouldn’t go to war to protect corp..
Hands Off Rally

Hands Off Rally

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** We moved the Edmund Pettus Bridge to Tulsa (in our minds), so we could (in our minds) march where the greats of civil righ..
Chrysalis on a People Mover

Chrysalis on a People Mover

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


After Robert Lowell
The Hand of God

The Hand of God

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My wife died and I touched her hand and immediately felt a shock and electrified chill -- I’d touched the hand of d..
It Ain’t Rocket Science

It Ain’t Rocket Science

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Lest we lose our way I’ve brought bread to scatter along the trail we’ve yet to travel, me out front hack..