Jim Ferguson is well known in the Glasgow area as a performer of his own work. The Art of Catching A Bus is his first book of poetry, though his poems have appeared previously in numerous pamphlets and periodicals.
The Art of Catching A Bus expresses Jim Ferguson’s personal and political anger and commitment.
Written predominantly in the Glasgow dialect, Jim’s poetry challenges anglo-centric notions of expression and emphasises the power of the language of his native city.