Poetry

Andrew Bramwell’s poetry captures the essence of life’s beauty and complexity, weaving together vivid imagery and profound emotion. His work has earned recognition at renowned festivals and competitions, including the Ironbridge Festival, Ilkley Literature Festival, and Grindstone. Influenced by themes of culture, history, and the natural world, Andrew’s poetry reflects his unique voice and deep connection to the landscapes and stories that inspire him.

Fenland Winter
Fenland Winter
The fens are iron slabs, steeled plates welded to black earth, slammed down by the press of sky,…
Here You Were Made
Here You Were Made
This is where you are made, a celestial manufacturing plant, here every nut and bolt, clamp and lever,…
Now Threads The Winter Coverlet
Now Threads The Winter Coverlet
Now threads the winter coverlet Over rock pools icing the moon’s glow, In skies where planets are scarce…
Sunrise as Viewed from Merton Field
Sunrise as Viewed from Merton Field
My eye, my eye, is an orange cage, glowing, grated, crated into walls gnarled to a blood red…
The Iron Tree
The Iron Tree
The gnarled tree contorted, twisted in grimace, distorted by wind and rain, planed by ice, sliced, enlaced as…