Brad Nugent : Writing

Repressed Anima

Repressed Anima

A Poem by Brad Nugent


beneath the eavesa spider caresses her youngwith careless abandoncasting them out on gossamerto random destinationslender threads of salvation (the fa..
Postmortem Recognitum

Postmortem Recognitum

A Poem by Brad Nugent


what do we doabout the crow that criesat the cross of dawnperched on the vergepicking bare the bonesof the night beforehe guides a sighto the gentle r..
Beach Quest

Beach Quest

A Poem by Brad Nugent


mapping the shorelinein unsteady incrementshalf-sunk footprintsa clumsy metricfor navigating grainsthreshed to a fractionthen salt-sodden doublefoam-f..
Handover Day

Handover Day

A Poem by Brad Nugent


when she is goneI can still feel her clingingso I clutch her cosy blanketand I watch her favourite episodesand I mirror-echoher self-soothe swayingand..
Leaves By The Roadside

Leaves By The Roadside

A Poem by Brad Nugent


dead leaves lie crumpledkerbside at middayhuddled in silent heatcause and effectthe many tumbledspiritedas onefrom a crumbled bunkera bleak retreatyet..