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Maria Ferguson

    Fat Girls Don't Dance
    Swell
    Alright, Girl?
    Essex Girl
    • 2025

      Swell

      • 64 stránok
      • 3 hodiny čítania

      Exploring the intricate journey of new motherhood, this poetry collection captures the emotional landscape of pregnancy, miscarriage, and birth. Through vivid imagery and personal reflection, the poet navigates her evolving identity while longing for her mother's support. With a blend of humor and poignancy, the poems address themes of loss, recovery, and empowerment, inviting readers to engage in a quest for self-acceptance and stability amid life's uncertainties. Ferguson's work resonates with authenticity, portraying both the weight and joy of family life.

      Swell
    • 2019

      Alright, girl? is a collection of poems centred around being ok. It focuses on working class culture, gender stereotypes, body image, femininity, mental health, recovery and celebration.

      Alright, Girl?
    • 2019

      Essex Girl

      • 64 stránok
      • 3 hodiny čítania

      Maria Ferguson explores what it's like to be an Essex Girl through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old girl growing up in '00s Brentwood.

      Essex Girl
    • 2017

      Fat Girls Don't Dance

      • 80 stránok
      • 3 hodiny čítania

      Blending theatre, storytelling and killer moves, spoken word artist Maria Ferguson explores her relationship with the F-word (food) with the help of her first love (dance). Fat Girls Don't Dance takes us in to the world of performance, where three meals a day is up for compromise and skinny sells well. NB: There will be cake

      Fat Girls Don't Dance