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Martin Ferguson
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DREICH Classic Pamphlet competition winner 'Stone Age Howl',
Runner (10k PB 35'49") Professional English language Trainer, Qualified Photographer, father
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Coming September 1st
August 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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On #SuicidePreventionDay, here’s my poem ‘The Signal Box’. Twice in my life I’ve been to that darkest place of suicidal thoughts; it affects so many, and still kills far too many. But suicide is preventable— with caring interventions and reduced mental health stigma. Talking saves lives.
The Signal Box I'm four pints deep at The Signal Box since no trains are leaving Euston now. At the bar there's a guy who talks and talks. The departure boards are blank as snow. Silent as someone who, three hours ago, stood at the tracks' edge. Turning and turning a stone in one hand. Someone who knew one thing, and one thing only. Burning in their chest for weeks. As bundled kindling takes, slowly at first, then spreads, a lie with the fierce colours of truth. Nothing now but the wires' hum, a cold winter sky. I'm five pints deep at The Signal Box. At the bar there's a guy who talks and talks. — Ben Wilkinson
September 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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In 'Simulacra', Ferguson / @honorius.bsky.social looks at and subtly challenges the idea of normalcy, painting a picture of what it's like to be trapped in 'the machine'.

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Image of hands gripping bars. Simulacra Pursue the facsimile of the attendance sign; here you must join the line. Martin Ferguson©
August 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Many thanks to Helen Ivory and Kate Birch for publishing 'Simulacrum' in the legendary webzine 'Ink Sweat & Tears' today.
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Martin Ferguson | Ink Sweat and Tears
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August 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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O'Connor's speaker in 'The Piano' outlines the weight of grief and loss, but also the importance that the objects can have in preserving relationships and what happens when those touchstones are lost.

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August 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Many thanks to Angela T. Carr for posting ...
angelatcarrpoetry.bsky.social Angela T. Carr @angelatcarrpoetry.bsky.social · Jul 7
It's here! Over 160 calls for literary competitions & submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, & more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in July 2025. Best of luck & pls share!

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Black and white photo of open notebook and pen on a wooden table in a white daylit room. Overlay text reads: Publishing Your Work - July 2025; Poetry & Writing Submissions - Journals, Competitions, Bursaries, Residencies. www.thisiswordbox.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Many thanks to Max Ekstrom and Keeley Schell for publishing two of my poems in 'The Pierian' today ...

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The Pierian
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July 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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A DREAM MISTAKING A PERSON FOR WHAT HE HAS COME TO REPRESENT, by Peter Samson
(First published in Issue 20 of The Wide Skirt, 1993).
April 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Signed copies of DREICH Prize winning classic pamphlet 'Stone Age Howl' now available, Direct Message me via for details
April 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Many thanks to poet Matthew Stewart for showcasing my poem 'Fugitives' in Rogue Strands today.

Rogue Strands: A poem from Martin Ferguson's Stone Age Howl: roguestrands.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-po...
A poem from Martin Ferguson's Stone Age Howl
I'm delighted to be able to showcase today a poem from Martin Ferguson's latest pamphlet, Stone Age Howl (Dreich Press, 2024). The poem I'v...
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March 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM