bramble press showcases the best memorable poetry we can find. We want poetry that lingers in readers’ hearts & minds. The press was founded in 2025; bramble lit mag was founded in 2024.

Kat Bodrie, Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Publisher

Kat is a poet, writer, editor, publisher, and abolitionist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is Editor and Publisher for Complicit Press and Book Editor for BleakHouse Publishing. She authored Toward a Unified Theory of Self and The Executioner’s Book of Prayer, and she co-authored Bone Orchard: Reflections on Life under Sentence of Death (2nd edition) and Digging Deep: Writing for Self-Discovery, Healing & Transformation. Her poems have been published in numerous literary magazines and displayed across the state for Poetry in Plain Sight. Her poem “Injections,” which compares pet euthanasia to Death Row prisoner euthanasia, was a finalist in North Carolina Poetry Society’s 2022 Poet Laureate Contest.

Kat’s favorite poets include Stephen Dobyns, Diana Goetsch, Richard Blanco, and Sharon Olds. She is a fan of erasure poems and Postcard Poetry Fest. Her Master of Arts in literature diploma has been admired by generations of cave crickets in her basement. Learn more at katbodrie.com.

Daisy Kulina, Editorial Intern

Daisy grew up on the Bitterroot River just outside of Missoula, Montana. She recently graduated from Middlebury College, where she majored in creative writing and gender, sexuality, and feminist studies. A poet at heart, Daisy is inspired by her talented grandmothers and the old barns in her backyard. You can find her recent publications in Ink In Thirds, ellipsis… literature and art, Lily Poetry Review, Lavender Review, The Basilisk Tree, Accendo Review, and elsewhere.

Jasmin Barrios, Resident Artist

Jasmin Barrios (they/them) is a mixed media artist, a homeschooling parent, and a personal dragon tamer. How much art means to Jasmin is beyond measure. Artmaking has been a priceless tool in many ways. Creating art is a way for them to learn, meditate, process emotions and information, communicate, feel safe, and offer support and connection in an often scary and lonely world. They create through multiple mediums but find an utmost joy in combining them and collaborating with others. Their work is heavily inspired by and shows an appreciation for the messages within our emotions, social justice, the divine fabric connecting us all, and the natural world around us. To see more of their art, you can find them on Instagram @love_serve_remember.