Jim Ferguson - Poet and Novelist
'Welcome, welcome one and all,
Who feel on this unfeeling ball'
Robert Tannahill
This is the website of Scottish writer Jim Ferguson
Dr Jim Ferguson is a Glasgow-based writer and performance poet who has been actively practicing literary art since 1986. This site provides free access to some of Ferguson's poetry, bibliographical and contact information, fiction and essays. Some of the author's books and DVD can also be purchased safely on-line through this site or those of his publishers.
Video of poem 'accumulations'
- Ferguson is presently creative writing tutor with Easterhouse Writers Group, a post that is supported by Glasgow Kelvin College. The group usually meet in the Easterhouse Campus of GKC on Monday evenings. It is a lively and joyous community resource open to all free of charge.
- In addition to tutoring and performance poetry work Jim has undertaken several writing commissions, which include work for STV, Renfrewshire Council, Scotland in Europe, West of Scotland Housing Association and Glasgow International Arts Festival.
Video-Poems :
Ferguson has made a number of video-poems which are posted on Youtube. To watch-
Brown/Ferguson: This Silent Station click here
Ferguson: a certain consequence of things click here
Ferguson & McFall: Blind Eye (part 2) click here
Ferguson: Detour (snow) click here
Ferguson & McFall Double Vision - Double Voice here
'at the hoose whaur Tam did bide' - video poem