Poetry On Medium

Write the Sad.

Poetry for the writer who’s writing.

Unbecoming

A Poem

I want to push this unbecoming
To the limit — 
that it crushes my soul
Where everything breaks

Poetry

Passover

An expository on death

On to Arkangel

A poem about journeying to the White Sea from far away, a long time ago.

Lattice upon my window frame…

For an Island Wedding

A poem by John Barr

The First Day

“I heard this ship’s huge!”
my wife says.

I think to myself,
why do people think
bigger is better?
Doesn’t anyone remember the Titanic?

Incompletion

A poem by John Barr

Remember Me, I Go.

—

I

Departure

The catenary in the line goes taut,
 lets go. Attended by tugs, backing slow
 our destroyer disengages

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