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Natural Wonders

Sled Dogs in The New England Race

The New England Championship Sled Dog Races

Man o' War jellyfish

St. Augustine

bird sitting in sunlight

Bird Voice In The Halls Of 5 A.M.

Terripan looking around

Terrapin

man standing with arms out in rain room

Water’s Way

Geese Flying In Formation

Flyways

WISTERIA

Wisteria

photo of plant monstera photo

Monstera

Oyster House by John Barr

Oyster House

Volcano pic for MAPPING THE INTERIOR by John Barr

Mapping The Interior

The Nature of Knowing image

The Nature of Knowing

First light

First Light

Chant for a Hurricane

Hurricane devastation

Gloria Visits The Fry House

Exploring the Pastime Reaches and Beyond

Exploring the Pastime Reaches and Beyond

Heron

Spider Web

The Orb Weaver

Deer Xing

Arts

Bonsai Master

image represent in Mss, poem by John Barr

Mss

Book poem by John Barr

The Book

Dante In China

Johann Sebastian Bach

The Art Of The Fugue

Dial Painters by John Barr image

The Dial Painters

Still Life poem by John Barr image

Still Life

Dropped by John Barr image

Dropped

What it Means to be Human

desert wilderness with hills in the distance

Going into Wilderness

power lines and towers with sunset in the distance

The Power & Light Company

Chicago skyline at night

Chicago, Tell Me Who You Are

Match.com poem by John Barr

Match.com

Da Vinci Illustration Body Language

Body Language

Night Flight poem by John Barr

Night Flight

COMMUTER MOONS Picture

Commuter Moons

Chapter 11 by John Barr

Chapter 11

Sign Shop Poem by John Barr

Sign Shop, Sing Sing

commercial-truck-representing teamsters poem

Teamsters

Driving In Rain poem by John Barr

Driving In Rain

Outage poem by John Barr

Outage

The Brotherhood of Morticians image

The Brotherhood Of Morticians

Death of a Species photo

Death of a Species

Histories

Prometheus Adam Louvre

Promethean

Vietnam V poem by John Barr

Vietnam V

Good Men Who Eat Their Cubic Mile of Cold image

Good Men Who Eat Their Cubic Mile of Cold

Vietnam XII

XII war plane

Vietnam XIII

Centennial Suite by John Bar image

Centennial Suite

Holidays and Special Days

shepherd tending flock of sheep at night

Noel

Civil War battle scene

Dante at Shiloh

The Hove by John Barr image

The Hove (Memorial Day)

Black Powder

Black Powder (4th of July)

Restoration by John Barr image

Three Poems for Labor Day

Manhattan Morning (9/11)

Veterans Day image for Veterans Day poem by John Barr

VETERANS DAY, 1985

First Freeze illustration of two owls dressed in overcoats

First Freeze

Centennial Suite by John Bar image

The First Pageant, 1915 (Christmas)

The Last Cosmonaut image

The Last Cosmonaut (Christmas)

More in the Archive

  • Going into Wilderness
  • The New England Championship Sled Dog Races
  • St. Augustine
  • Noel
  • Bird Voice In The Halls Of 5 A.M.
  • Terrapin
  • The Power & Light Company
  • Chicago, Tell Me Who You Are
  • Dante at Shiloh
  • Water’s Way

Themes

  • Natural Wonders (18)
  • Arts (8)
  • What it Means to be Human (14)
  • Histories (6)
  • Holidays & Remembrance Days (10)

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About John Barr

John Barr was president of the Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, for its first decade. Over the past 30 years his poems have been published in six books, three fine press editions, and many magazines.

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Dante in China

  • The Nature of Knowing poem by John Barr
  • Dante In China by John Barr
Dante in China

The Hundred Fathom Curve

  • XII poem by John Barr
  • MSS poem by John Barr
The Hundred Fathom Curve

Grace By John Barr

  • Grace by John Barr page 1
  • Grace by John Barr page 2
  • Grace by John Barr page 3
Grace

Opcit at Large by John Barr

  • Opcit Excerpt p1
  • Opcit Excerpt p2
  • Opcit Excerpt p3
Opcit At Large

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