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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Taking place tomorrow!! There's still time to grab tickets at the link below 🔽

Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Reminder: Get your ticket's for next Wednesday's event in Edinburgh at Golden Hare Books! We look forward to celebrating our wonderful collection with you then!

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

October 2025 sees the end of the funded portion of #ProjectFergusson. We've had an amazing two years celebrating Edinburgh's poet! Thanks to all our friends and collaborators for your support ♥️ Check out the blog for more info & future plans: robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/project-ferg...

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Congratulations to IASSL members @rhonabrown.bsky.social and @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social on their new edited publication: '‘O’er a’ my labours sey your skill’: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson' (Taproot Press), published as part of the @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social project.

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Thanks to all who read at and attended yesterday's online launch - what a fantastic event! Our final launch (for now!) is in Edinburgh on 15 October at Golden Hare Books with Scotland's Makar Pàdraig MacAoidh | Peter Mackay and a range of lovely poets! Get your tickets ⤵️ shorturl.at/Xg3XC

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Just drapped! I'm in this. Cheers @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social

Oer a' my labours sey your skill - book of poems celebrating Robert Fergusson.

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Louise @louisehurrell.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Some fun book post this afternoon! Thank you to Taproot Press for sending it over and to Rhonda and Amy @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social for including a wee poem of mine in the anthology. That’s my Saturday night reading sorted!

The front cover of ‘O’er a’ my labours sey your skill: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson’ designed by Andrew Redmond Barr: a black and white sketch of Edinburgh below a blue and yellow sky. In the background is my flowery tablecloth whose pink and red colour scheme clashes with the book.

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

🎆It's out!🎆 'O'er a' my labours sey your skill': Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson is out NOW! Check out our blog post for more info about the publication, about our wonderful Glasgow launch on Wednesday and for the link to buy your own copy! robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/publication-...

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Rhona Brown @rhonabrown.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

This event was such a joy. An array of brilliant poets responding to the poet’s poet, Robert Fergusson. More launches are on the way, so join us to hear some great new poetry and remember Fergusson. You can order a copy from Taproot Press by following the link 👇 #ScottishLiterature #18thC 📖

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

🪶We'll be celebrating Fergusson next Wednesday in Glasgow at our SOLD OUT book launch for 'O'er a' my labours sey your skill': Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson.🪶 Free tickets are still available for the online launch on Thursday 25 September @ 6pm. ⤵️ www.eventbrite.com/e/online-boo...

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Happy Birthday to Robert Fergusson, born #OTD 275 years ago! For more info on what we've been up to on Project Fergusson as the official end of the project approaches, see our website: robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk We've got online exhibitions, other resources, project updates and much more!

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Rhona Brown @rhonabrown.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

We’re really pleased that our Robert Fergusson exhibition, initially held at Glasgow’s Mitchell Library last year, is now available online. If you weren’t able to visit last year, click along and remember Robert Fergusson with us 👇

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

We're very excited to announce that our wonderful exhibition 'Celebrating the Scottish Poet, Robert Fergusson (1750-1774)' with the Mitchell Library, Glasgow, has been turned into an online exhibition! Check it out at the link below: robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/online-exhib...

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 25/08/2025

“O’er a’ my labours sey your skill” 10 Sep, @uofglasgow.bsky.social Free @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social & @glasgowburns.bsky.social launch a new poetry collection where contemporary writers respond to #C18th poet Robert Fergusson’s work, in English, Gaelic, & Scots www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glasgow-bo...

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Glasgow Book Launch and Celebration: 'O'er a' my labours sey your skill'

Join us in Glasgow for the launch of the new poetry collection 'O'er a' my labours sey your skill': Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson.

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Join us for our Glasgow and online launches of 'O’er a’ my labours sey your skill’: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson. More information and to book free tickets, see below: robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/events/

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Sadie Maskery @saccharinequeen.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Absolutely thrilled to be part of this. #Poetry #ScottishPoetry #TaprootPress #Scots

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Albert Kirk Jr @albertkirkjr.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Fair tricket tae hae a poyum o mines in this here buik. It's cried Foostie Oysters, an it's a repone tae yer man's Caller Oysters. Thare'll be a gey wheen ither braw poyums in it an aw fae a hantle braw makars. Get the dammt thing bocht 😃

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Callum Robert Forbes Irvine @crfirvine.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Great news from the wonderful folks behind Project Fergusson @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social, who've worked with Taproot Press to produce this beauty! Very honoured to have contributed 'The Last Tavern', a Dantesque encounter between Burns and Fergusson, and to be in the company of such amazing poets!

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Petra Johana Poncarová @poncarova.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Congratulations to Project @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social and Taproot Press, honoured to have a Gaelic poem responding to Fergusson's 'Canongate Playhouse in Ruins' included in the collection.

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Rhona Brown @rhonabrown.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

🚨 New publication from Project Fergusson! In this collection, emerging and established poets respond to the life and afterlives of 18thC Edinburgh poet, Robert Fergusson (1750-74). We’re delighted with this, and hope you will be too. Details of our book launches to come, so please watch this space 🚨

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

We're thrilled to announce 'O'er a' my labours sey your skill: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson. Across Scots, English and Gaelic, a wealth of contemporary poets respond to Fergusson's work, proving that, 250 years since his death, his song immortal lives! taprootpressuk.co.uk/product/oer-...

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

An update on what we've been up to over the past few months! Collation, copytexts, poetry collections, archive trips & more! robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/copytexts-an...

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Ainsley McIntosh @ainsley76.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Robert Fergusson looking canty and braw in the Edinburgh sunshine this evening @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social @rhonabrown.bsky.social 💐

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Talk: ‘Editing Robert Fergusson at the 250th Anniversary of his Death’, Textual Editing Lab Thursday 22nd May 2025, 2-4pm On Uni of Glasgow campus In this session, we discuss the complexities of editing Fergusson. Tickets and more details ⤵️ robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/event/talk-e...

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Reminder - @rhonabrown.bsky.social will be giving at talk in Aberdeen today about all things #ProjectFergusson!

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

@rhonabrown.bsky.social will be giving a talk 'Commemorating and Editing Robert Fergusson at the 250th Anniversary of his Birth' on Tuesday 18 March 2025, from 16:00 - 17:30 at the University of Aberdeen. The event is hybrid, for more details, see the link below: www.abdn.ac.uk/riiss/news-e...

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Commemorating and Editing Robert Fergusson at the 250th Anniversary of his Birth

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

🌟SUBMISSIONS CLOSE TODAY!🌟 There's still time to get your poetry submission to us for our collection of poetical responses to Robert Fergusson! Info at the link below ⤵️

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

🎆 Just over a week to submit your poems to our poetry collection 'Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson'! We've had some AMAZING submissions so far - we'd love to receive yours too! 🎆

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

REMINDER: ⭐️DEADLINE EXTENSION⭐️ We've extended the deadline for submissions to our upcoming 'Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson' collection for another MONTH to Friday 28th February! Follow the link below to find out more about how to submit 👇 robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/legacy/submi...

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Submissions invited: Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson Poetry Collection – The Collected Works of Robert Fergusson

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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

New deadline: 28th Feb 2025.

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

⭐️DEADLINE EXTENSION⭐️ We've extended the deadline for submissions to our upcoming 'Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson' project. Follow the link below to find out more about how to submit 👇 robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/legacy/submi...

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Submissions invited: Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson Poetry Collection – The Collected Works of Robert Fergusson

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Rhona Brown @rhonabrown.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

We'd love to have your submissions for a new collection of poems responding to the life, works and legacies of 18thC Edinburgh poet Robert Fergusson, published by Taproot Press. Deadline extended and full info 👇

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

To give you all a little extra time, the deadline for submissions to our poetry collection 'Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson' has been extended to Friday 28th February 2025! More information below ⤵️ robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/legacy/submi...

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

What a year! The 250th anniversary of Fergusson's death in 2024 was a unique opportunity to promote his life & legacies - we certainly celebrated him in style! Check out our update on autumn 2024's events series ⤵️ robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/fergusson-at... Here's to an equally fruitful 2025!

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Rhona Brown @rhonabrown.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

It's been quite a year celebrating Robert Fergusson at the 250th anniversary of his death. Our work keeps on and next year we'll be finalising his Complete Works for @edinburghup.bsky.social. Follow us @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social & @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social. Merry Christmas from #ProjectFergusson!

Statue of poet Robert Fergusson, in bronze, outside Edinburgh's Canongate Kirk. The statue depicts Fergusson walking along the street with book under his arm. He's dressed in an eighteenth-century coat (which flaps back in the wind), breeches and boots. His hair is tied back. It's snowing, with show on the ground and gathered on the statue.

An extract from Fergusson's 'The Daft Days', his poem in Scots on the Christmas and New Year holidays:
When merry Yule-day comes, I trou,
You'll scantlins find a hungry mou;
Sma are our cares, our stamacks fou
O' gusty gear,
And kickshaws, strangers to our view,
Sin fairn-year.

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Reminder: With our friends at Taproot Press, we welcome submissions for a new poetry collection entitled 'Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson'. Deadline 31 January 2025. Please share with those you think may be interested in contributing! Info ⤵️ robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/legacy/submi...

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

'Oysters and Aqua Vitae: Food & Drink in Fergusson’s Poems', a short piece by our project RA @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social y.social is now available to read in the latest issue of 'The Bottle Imp'. Featuring satire, gluttony, and a 'Tavern Rat' cocktail recipe (concocted with @poncarova.bsky.social!)

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Rhona Brown @rhonabrown.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Have a look at the latest ‘Bottle Imp’ ⬇️ featuring an article by @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social’s very own @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social. And make sure you try out the Robert Fergusson-themed cocktail this weekend, dreamed up by Amy and @poncarova.bsky.social!

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Mill of Foresterhill @millofforesterhill.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

House at Round Lichnott outside Oldmeldrum with Tap o Noth in the distance. The poet Robert Fergusson spent a few months here with his uncle in 1768. This morning from Den Wood. @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

A reminder that we're still accepting submissions for our new poetry collection 'Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson'! Details below ⤵️

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Rhona Brown @rhonabrown.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Reposting for folks new to Bluesky… we @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social have an open call for poems reflecting on the life, works and legacies of 18thC Edinburgh poet Robert Fergusson. Volume forthcoming from Taproot Press and still lots of time left! Full details 👇

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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

A wonderful evening in Edinburgh with the @uofglasgow.bsky.social celebration of the work of @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social A journey through 18th Century Edinburgh through poetry and song, with Billy Kay, Karine Polwart, Sarah Hoy, Steve Byrne and Gary West 🩵

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#ProjectFergusson had a wonderful night in Auld Reikie on Saturday with Billy Kay and friends for a night of song, poetry and Robert Fergusson! Many thanks to Billy, the fantastic musicians, and the University of Edinburgh for hosting and organising!

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

NEW on our resources page - we now have the link to the recording of the National Galleries Scotland talk 'Robert Fergusson: Poet, Prodigal Son, or Tavern Rat?' available on the website. Featuring curator Liz Louis and @rhonabrown.bsky.social! robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/resources/

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Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Hello to our new followers - we're "The Collected Works of Robert Fergusson: Reconstructing Textual and Cultural Legacies" project. We're editing a new edition of the works of Edinburgh poet Robert Fergusson (1750-1774) & celebrating his many legacies. Find out more: robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk

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Geraldine (ginorgym) @ginorgym.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Quick visit to Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh to spot this guy @rhonabrown.bsky.social @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social

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