Colin Bramwell

Colin Bramwell is a poet, musician and performer from the Black Isle, in the north of Scotland. His poetry has been published in Gutter, The Scotsman, Northwords Now and Poetry Scotland. A pamphlet, The Highland Citizenship Test, was published in March 2020 by Stewed Rhubarb. Bramwell was the runner-up for the 2020 Edwin Morgan Poetry Award, and shortlisted for the 2018 Wigtown Poetry Prize. 

His co-translations of the Taiwanese poet Yang Mu have been published in Renditions, Chinese Literature Today. He has also written and performed a number of spoken word theatre shows: his latest, Umbrella Man, toured to fringe festivals in Prague, Australia, New Zealand and Edinburgh, where it completed a full run at Summerhall. Bramwell is also a regular on the live poetry circuit in Scotland. Bramwell is also the Languages of Scotland Editor at The Scores. He writes and performs in Scots and English.