Fower Pessoas

Colin Bramwell was born in Ayrshire, grew up in Fortrose on the Black Isle and lives in Edinburgh. His poetry has appeared in Poetry Review, Irish Pages, The London Magazine, PN Review, Magma, The Rialto, New Writing Scotland, Interpret, Poetry Scotland and The Scotsman. He was the runner-up for the 2020 Edwin Morgan Prize; his translations of Yang Mu won the 2018 John Dryden Translation Competition; his translation of Ko-Hua Chen's Decapitated Poetry won the 2024 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize. He holds a doctorate in creative writing from the University of St Andrews.

'The original text by Pessoa shimmers in the background like a living moving ghost whilst Bramwell works his magic front stage. Bramwell's new collection Fower Pessoas - translations into Scots of poems by Fernando Pessoa (or by four of his aliases/heteronyms) - could soon be considered a modern Scots language masterpiece.'The Scotsman'Fower Pessoas is a revelation, and shows just how strong Scots poetry can be. ... What is exceptional is that Bramwell fashions distinct, plural Scots for Pessoa's different heteronyms. The chutzpah is amazing.'Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman'Bramwell's collection... makes its point firmly - Scots remains a vital poetic medium for surprising and pleasing literary ventures.'John Corbett, The Bottle Imp'Colin Bramwell's Fower Pessoas is a revelation, and shows just how strong Scots poetry can be.' The Scotsman