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Jim Ferguson

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Contact: [email protected]
Local authority: Glasgow City
Languages: English, Scots
Author type: Performance Poet, Poet, Songwriter, Writer
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Poet, novelist and pamphleteer based in Glasgow. I have taken part in numerous literary events, conferences and gatherings, and hosted live literary events at CCA, Aye Write, The Clutha Vaults, The Calton Bar and Scotia Bar. Tutor of a weekly writers’ workshop at Glasgow Kelvin College, Easterhouse Campus, since 2008.
I am interested in poetry as music and as a form of intimate communication that frees us from the restraints of mainstream media while respecting humanist values of inter-relationships between people and nature. Have also written novels, short-stories, criticism, social history and some TV. Producer of video poems which appear on youtube. Published several essays and written a biographical and critical study on the life and work of Paisley poet and songwriter Robert Tannahill (1774-1810). Current publications include ‘Poor Wurld’ (poetry: Speculative Books); ‘Weird Pleasure’ (poetry: Leamington Books); ‘Punk Fiddle’ (novel: Whirlpool Press); ‘Neither Oil nor Water’ (novel: Chlochoderick Press. I am available for live performances, readings, talks and workshops.

Websites featuring the author

Local authorities will visit

Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Argyll and Bute; Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Highland; Inverclyde; Midlothian; Moray; Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles); North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Orkney Islands; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; Shetland; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian

Events will deliver

Chairing events; Mentoring; Panel event; Performance; Reading; Residency; Talk; Workshop

Audience will work with

Adult learners; Adults with additional support needs; People experiencing mental health problems; Prisoners & young offenders; Reluctant readers; Vulnerable adults; Vulnerable older people

Topics of work

Activism & protest; Ageing; Biography & memoir; Childhood; Class & society; Contemporary fiction; Death, grief & bereavement; Discrimination & prejudice; Editing & editing your own work; Emigration & immigration; Environment & climate; Family; Friendship; Gender equality; Health including mental health & wellbeing; Historical fiction; History; Human rights; Loneliness & isolation; Love & romance; Music; Nature; Politics; Poverty; Religion & beliefs; Science; Translation; Urban communities; Violence & abuse; Wars & conflicts

Age groups published for

Teens; Adults

Age groups will work with

15-18; 18+

Audience size

0-10; 11-30; 31-100; 100-500; 500+