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Robert Fergusson (1750-74)
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'The Works of Robert Fergusson: Reconstructing Textual and Cultural Legacies', Leverhulme Trust-funded project at University of Glasgow
PI Prof Rhona Brown.
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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...
October 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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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
September 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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🎆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-...
September 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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🪶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...
September 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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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!
September 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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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...
September 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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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/
August 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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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-...
August 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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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...
June 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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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...
April 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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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...
January 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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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!
December 31, 2024 at 12:18 PM
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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...
December 4, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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#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!
November 18, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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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/
November 12, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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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
November 11, 2024 at 10:48 AM
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‼️ Really thrilling news - we've heard from the fabulous William Purves Memorials that they have cleaned Fergusson's stone (erected by Burns!) and they have done an absolutely fantastic job!!
Go and check it out the next time you're in the Canongate Kirk. Before and after ⤵️
October 28, 2024 at 9:13 AM
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✒️Exciting news!! 🖋️With our friends
at Taproot Press, we welcome submissions for a new poetry collection entitled 'Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson'.
Please share with those you think may be interested in contributing! Info ⤵️
robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/legacy/submi...
October 27, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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We had an amazing night last night
at St Cecilia's Hall for our Remembering Robert Fergusson event with the Scottish Poetry Library.
Many thanks to our sell-out crowd and Billy Kay, James Robertson, Andrew O'Hagan, Kirsteen McCue and David Hamilton for your astounding contributions.
October 18, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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#OnThisDay in 1774 Robert Fergusson died. He was aged just 24.
Notable for his poetry in both Scots and English, his works included 'Auld Reikie', 'The Daft Days', and 'Hallow Fair'.
His legacies are broad, from the literary and cultural to the medical.
robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk
October 17, 2024 at 8:08 AM
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Discover the poetry & legacy of Robert Fergusson!

@rhonabrown.bsky.social & @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social
join latest episode of our #StoriesFromGlasgow podcast.

Features readings from Billy Kay & James Robertson.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts
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October 14, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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Happy #NationalPoetryDay2024!
This year's theme is 'counting', so enjoy Fergusson here describing two of the wonderful treats served to Samuel Johnson at St Andrews!🤪
#NationalPoetryDay
October 3, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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We have another exciting new blog on our website - many thanks to Hanna Dyka who has discussed her experiences of translating Fergusson into Ukrainian!
robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/kind-nature-...
September 23, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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New on the blog‼️
Our report of the 'Robert Fergusson's Textual Legacies in the 250 Years Since his Death' Symposium, which took place at the Uni of Glasgow on 6th Sept.
Thanks again to all speakers and attendees for an inspiring & informative day!
robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/symposium-re...
September 17, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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Exhibition - Celebrating the Scottish poet Robert Fergusson (1750 - 1774)
It's open until the 30th October at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow and we'd really love it if you took a look at the exhibition the next time you were in town!
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/2/exhi...
September 11, 2024 at 4:07 PM