W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Feral Winter

Feral Winter

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** This cold is historic, and I worry about the feral cats. How can they survive outside the warmth and safety ..
(A-162) The Surgeon Ties a Knot After Placing a Central Line

(A-162) The Surgeon Ties a Knot After Placing a Ce..

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It must be magic. I’d say miracle, the surgeon’s dexterous one-handed fete -- his hand is an arachnid ..
Kansas is Still North of Me

Kansas is Still North of Me

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I’d already had a nip or twenty. I wasn’t cleared for takeoff but I reached for my clouded mind anyway and b..
No Country for Young People

No Country for Young People

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** This morning the last two recruits were ordered to feed the canons; a risky maneuver, a finger or a future can be lost..
Weird How That Trip Turned Out

Weird How That Trip Turned Out

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I knew it was love when your toes curled under you made those little yip sounds like coyote pups learning to howl. ..
The Women of the Three Pablos

The Women of the Three Pablos

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Did you know Pablo? He came from Santiago. You speak his language so I hoped you might have known him. You’re ..
Hello, Merwin, You’ve Come Late

Hello, Merwin, You’ve Come Late

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It’s late, near halfway, and I, the pensive rock, lie just outside the stream bed waiting the flood’s lift ..
Conflicted Interests

Conflicted Interests

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I paint for reasons unreachable; honors come to those who complete; I abandon -- and a search immediately beg..
Time Well Spent

Time Well Spent

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The best poets, really great poets, are all in jail, busted flat, penniless, a handout asked and a ticket received ..