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

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. Welcome one and all! To download "Radars of History" a selection of poems from 2014 to 2024 click below here.


Radars of History

Video of poem 'Russian Dolls'

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. He is available for readings, talks and public performance of his own unique brand of Glaswegian poetry.


Video-Poems : Ferguson has made a number of video-poems which are posted on Youtube. To watch-

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

    video : Remembering Lara M  from the collection Songs for Lara


'at the hoose whaur Tam did bide' - video poem


Note: The author’s previous conviction was quashed by the Sheriff Appeal Court on 20 January 2026. Any continuing reference to that conviction is inaccurate. The Court concluded that “justice had not been seen to be done.”