Amy Wilcockson
@wilcocksonamy.bsky.social
MHRA Research Fellow - 'The Letters of Percy Bysshe Shelley', Queen Mary University of London
Communications Officer - BARS
PhD on letters of Thomas Campbell
(she/her)
https://www.amywilcockson.com/
Communications Officer - BARS
PhD on letters of Thomas Campbell
(she/her)
https://www.amywilcockson.com/
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… while @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social offers a palate cleanser of “Oysters and Aqua Vitae: Food and Drink in Robert Fergusson’s Poems”, washed down with a Tavern Rat cocktail brewed especially for the 250th anniversary of Fergusson’s death …
5/6
#C18th
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2024/11/oyst...
5/6
#C18th
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2024/11/oyst...
Oysters and Aqua Vitae: Food and Drink in Robert Fergusson’s Poems - The Bottle Imp
In the 3 September 1772 issue of The Weekly Magazine, or Edinburgh Amusement, an anonymously authored poem was published. Written by someone referred to only as ‘J.S’, it was titled ‘To Mr Robert Ferg...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
… while @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social offers a palate cleanser of “Oysters and Aqua Vitae: Food and Drink in Robert Fergusson’s Poems”, washed down with a Tavern Rat cocktail brewed especially for the 250th anniversary of Fergusson’s death …
5/6
#C18th
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2024/11/oyst...
5/6
#C18th
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2024/11/oyst...
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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!
We look forward to celebrating our wonderful collection with you then!
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
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
October 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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!
We look forward to celebrating our wonderful collection with you then!
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BARS 2026 First Book Prize: Calls for Nominations
Awarded biennially for the best first monograph in Romantic Studies, this prize is open to first monographs published between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2025.
Deadline: 12th January 2026.
More info: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6174
Awarded biennially for the best first monograph in Romantic Studies, this prize is open to first monographs published between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2025.
Deadline: 12th January 2026.
More info: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6174
October 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
BARS 2026 First Book Prize: Calls for Nominations
Awarded biennially for the best first monograph in Romantic Studies, this prize is open to first monographs published between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2025.
Deadline: 12th January 2026.
More info: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6174
Awarded biennially for the best first monograph in Romantic Studies, this prize is open to first monographs published between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2025.
Deadline: 12th January 2026.
More info: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6174
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Took part in a fabulous online launch last night for 'O'er a' my labours sey your skill' with a bunch of other poets. Many thanks to @rhonabrown.bsky.social and @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social for organising. I did a Scots version of this song from the book which I've also provided a link to. #BowieBard
Robert Fergusson | Daily Reckless
Wake up ya dunderheids Smell the flowers not the weeds Put another barb in your books for me I'll make my own kind of poetry I look out my window, what do I see? A crack in the sky and a hand reaching...
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September 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Took part in a fabulous online launch last night for 'O'er a' my labours sey your skill' with a bunch of other poets. Many thanks to @rhonabrown.bsky.social and @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social for organising. I did a Scots version of this song from the book which I've also provided a link to. #BowieBard
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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.
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-...
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-...
September 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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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Pleased to receive @rhonabrown.bsky.social and @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social’s brilliant collection of poems responding to Robert Fergusson, the bard of ‘Auld Reekie’. I’m also glad to have a wee Franco-Scots piece in there (riffing on Fergusson’s Jacobite/apocalyptical eclogue, ‘The Ghaists’). 🇫🇷🏴
September 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Pleased to receive @rhonabrown.bsky.social and @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social’s brilliant collection of poems responding to Robert Fergusson, the bard of ‘Auld Reekie’. I’m also glad to have a wee Franco-Scots piece in there (riffing on Fergusson’s Jacobite/apocalyptical eclogue, ‘The Ghaists’). 🇫🇷🏴
Why are Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey Austen's neglected novels?
Lovely to write this article for The Conversation's Jane Austen 250 series!
Lovely to write this article for The Conversation's Jane Austen 250 series!
Jane Austen: why are adaptations of Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey so rare?
Unlike the usual Austen narratives, these two novels are concerned with wider, more serious issues that perhaps puts TV and film-makers off.
theconversation.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Why are Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey Austen's neglected novels?
Lovely to write this article for The Conversation's Jane Austen 250 series!
Lovely to write this article for The Conversation's Jane Austen 250 series!
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...
Check it out at the link below: robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/online-exhib...
September 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Just spent a gorgeous afternoon in Lanark watching a new performance penned by the brilliant Martin Travers for the equally brilliant Braw Clan, the Scots Language Theatre Group. If you haven’t heard of Braw Clan, you must! Find out more about their excellent work here: brawclan.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Just spent a gorgeous afternoon in Lanark watching a new performance penned by the brilliant Martin Travers for the equally brilliant Braw Clan, the Scots Language Theatre Group. If you haven’t heard of Braw Clan, you must! Find out more about their excellent work here: brawclan.com
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🚨 @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social and I are excited to announce the publication on 1 September of a new collection of poems in response to Robert Fergusson's life, works, and legacies, published with the brilliant Taproot Press! You can pre-order the book here:
taprootpressuk.co.uk/product/oer-...
taprootpressuk.co.uk/product/oer-...
'O'er a' my labours sey your skill': Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson (9781739207762) - Taproot Press UK
Marking two hundred and fifty years since the death of Robert Fergusson, this collection of poems in Scottish, English and Gaelic from Scotland's most celebrated writers and emerging poets alike evoke...
taprootpressuk.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨 @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social and I are excited to announce the publication on 1 September of a new collection of poems in response to Robert Fergusson's life, works, and legacies, published with the brilliant Taproot Press! You can pre-order the book here:
taprootpressuk.co.uk/product/oer-...
taprootpressuk.co.uk/product/oer-...
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Looking forward to this halesome tribute to Robert Fergusson, the Jacobite bard of ‘Auld Reekie’. Thanks to @rhonabrown.bsky.social @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social for featuring a wee piece of mine and more importantly for linking scholarship and contemporary poetry in a way that’s only too rare still!
August 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Looking forward to this halesome tribute to Robert Fergusson, the Jacobite bard of ‘Auld Reekie’. Thanks to @rhonabrown.bsky.social @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social for featuring a wee piece of mine and more importantly for linking scholarship and contemporary poetry in a way that’s only too rare still!
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Many thanks to @mjrsangster.bsky.social
@abdavis.bsky.social &
@wilcocksonamy.bsky.social for their great papers on Romanticism and contemporary music esp Matt for organising-now thinking about the Romantic repeatability of deathly presences (& how bad writing degrades the quality of our suffering)
@abdavis.bsky.social &
@wilcocksonamy.bsky.social for their great papers on Romanticism and contemporary music esp Matt for organising-now thinking about the Romantic repeatability of deathly presences (& how bad writing degrades the quality of our suffering)
May 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Many thanks to @mjrsangster.bsky.social
@abdavis.bsky.social &
@wilcocksonamy.bsky.social for their great papers on Romanticism and contemporary music esp Matt for organising-now thinking about the Romantic repeatability of deathly presences (& how bad writing degrades the quality of our suffering)
@abdavis.bsky.social &
@wilcocksonamy.bsky.social for their great papers on Romanticism and contemporary music esp Matt for organising-now thinking about the Romantic repeatability of deathly presences (& how bad writing degrades the quality of our suffering)
Thank you so much for your support @bsecs.bsky.social and Queen Mary!
Really excited to have a week in London and finalise my notes/intro for the Campbell letters!
Really excited to have a week in London and finalise my notes/intro for the Campbell letters!
Congratulations to our QMCECS-BSECS 2025 Fellow @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social! The fellowship will support Amy to complete her forthcoming (Autumn 2025 @livunipress.bsky.social) edition of the letters of Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) #BSECS #skystorians 🗃️ 1/5
May 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Thank you so much for your support @bsecs.bsky.social and Queen Mary!
Really excited to have a week in London and finalise my notes/intro for the Campbell letters!
Really excited to have a week in London and finalise my notes/intro for the Campbell letters!
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thank you for dinner & west end walk @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social ❤️
April 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
thank you for dinner & west end walk @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social ❤️
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Editing Robert Fergusson
22 May @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Free, ticketed
Prof @rhonabrown.bsky.social & Dr @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social will discuss the complexities of editing Robert Fergusson (1750–74) & how we handle his tragic biography & his publication history
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/editing-ro...
22 May @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Free, ticketed
Prof @rhonabrown.bsky.social & Dr @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social will discuss the complexities of editing Robert Fergusson (1750–74) & how we handle his tragic biography & his publication history
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/editing-ro...
Editing Robert Fergusson at the 250th Anniversary of his Death
Editing Robert Fergusson at the 250th Anniversary of his Death
2-4pm Thursday 22nd May 2025, on campus with refreshments
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Editing Robert Fergusson
22 May @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Free, ticketed
Prof @rhonabrown.bsky.social & Dr @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social will discuss the complexities of editing Robert Fergusson (1750–74) & how we handle his tragic biography & his publication history
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/editing-ro...
22 May @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Free, ticketed
Prof @rhonabrown.bsky.social & Dr @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social will discuss the complexities of editing Robert Fergusson (1750–74) & how we handle his tragic biography & his publication history
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/editing-ro...
Excited to have written for The Conversation on the family home of William Wordsworth, Rydal Mount's potential sale!!
It was at Rydal Mount that Wordsworth truly settled, building a ‘writing hut’ and extensively landscaping the grounds to his own design.
William Wordsworth’s last home is up for sale – returning it to a private residence would be a loss for the UK’s cultural heritage
It was at Rydal Mount that Wordsworth truly settled, building a ‘writing hut’ and extensively landscaping the grounds to his own design.
tcnv.link
April 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Excited to have written for The Conversation on the family home of William Wordsworth, Rydal Mount's potential sale!!
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We're delighted to announce that applications for the 2025-26 BARS/BAVS Nineteenth-Century Matters Fellowship are now open!
Deadline for applications: Monday 12 May 2025.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Deadline for applications: Monday 12 May 2025.
We look forward to hearing from you!
March 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We're delighted to announce that applications for the 2025-26 BARS/BAVS Nineteenth-Century Matters Fellowship are now open!
Deadline for applications: Monday 12 May 2025.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Deadline for applications: Monday 12 May 2025.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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@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...
The event is hybrid, for more details, see the link below:
www.abdn.ac.uk/riiss/news-e...
Commemorating and Editing Robert Fergusson at the 250th Anniversary of his Birth
www.abdn.ac.uk
March 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
@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...
The event is hybrid, for more details, see the link below:
www.abdn.ac.uk/riiss/news-e...
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Happy International Women's Day to my ECR friends especially. I admire your courage, kindness & wit every day & I would not be where I am today without you ❤️
(not everyone is on here but shout out to @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social, @amybouwer.bsky.social, & @diddykeats1.bsky.social who are)
(not everyone is on here but shout out to @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social, @amybouwer.bsky.social, & @diddykeats1.bsky.social who are)
March 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Happy International Women's Day to my ECR friends especially. I admire your courage, kindness & wit every day & I would not be where I am today without you ❤️
(not everyone is on here but shout out to @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social, @amybouwer.bsky.social, & @diddykeats1.bsky.social who are)
(not everyone is on here but shout out to @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social, @amybouwer.bsky.social, & @diddykeats1.bsky.social who are)
Top-notch theatre last night 🥳
February 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Top-notch theatre last night 🥳
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⭐️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...
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...
Submissions invited: Contemporary Responses to Robert Fergusson Poetry Collection – The Collected Works of Robert Fergusson
robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk
January 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
⭐️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...
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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BARS Digital Symposia – Call for Expressions of Interest
BARS is looking to run a series of one-day digital symposia. Along with the Digital Events, these symposia will provide spaces for addressing more specialised topics in international conference off-years.
Info: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=5778
BARS is looking to run a series of one-day digital symposia. Along with the Digital Events, these symposia will provide spaces for addressing more specialised topics in international conference off-years.
Info: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=5778
January 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
BARS Digital Symposia – Call for Expressions of Interest
BARS is looking to run a series of one-day digital symposia. Along with the Digital Events, these symposia will provide spaces for addressing more specialised topics in international conference off-years.
Info: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=5778
BARS is looking to run a series of one-day digital symposia. Along with the Digital Events, these symposia will provide spaces for addressing more specialised topics in international conference off-years.
Info: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=5778
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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!
December 17, 2024 at 11:42 AM
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!
More on the new acquisition of the original trial sketch by the Mitchell Library here:
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2469931...
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2469931...
Glasgow library's new 'piece of the jigsaw' in famous Madeleine Smith murder trial
IT WAS one of the most famous trials in Scottish legal history, and Victorian society was shaken to its core.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
December 7, 2024 at 8:18 AM
More on the new acquisition of the original trial sketch by the Mitchell Library here:
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2469931...
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2469931...