'World's Worst Poet' Wins Immortality
Reuters news report of moves to honour McGonagall in Dundee, includes brief biographical sketch. |
All hail McGonagall, in verse there were few worse
Biographical article and quotes, from Australian newspaper The Age. |
Beautiful Monikie
McGonagall poem praising "as bonnie a place as ye could wish to see, and about eleven or twelve miles from bonnie Dundee" |
Famous Scots - William McGonagall
Short biographical article and picture of a recently erected memorial plaque. |
Glasgow by William McGonagall
McGonagall's poem about the city, with links to modern photographs of the features he describes. |
Great Scot
Review of McGonagall's life, poetic style and works marred by some minor factual errors. |
Great Scotsmen - William McGonagall
Humorous tribute from "the alternative voice of Scotland". |
Grossly Maligned and Misunderstood
"William McGonagall is one of the 19th century's true life tragic romantic heroes - especially so because he was blissfully unaware of the fact!". Review from ciao.co.uk |
Inadvertent Doggerel
"A celebration of a particular feature of Victorian literature — accidental trash poetry". An article discussing McGonagall, alongside other poets. |
John Laurie as The Great McGonagall
Review of an LP on which Scots actor John Laurie impersonates McGonagall and reads from his poetry. Laurie was partly responsible for bringing McGonagall to a wider audience in the 1960's |
McGonagall 2002 Exhibition
A selection of original McGonagall manuscripts and related documents from the collection of the Dundee library. |
McGonagall Lament?
Review of the poet's life, and a suitable poetic description of it from the staff of the Perth & Kinross libraries. |
McGonagall Online
Comprehensive tribute to the poet and tragedian which includes his autobiography as well as all his published poems. |
McGonagall's Military Verse
Selection of poems commemorating the military actions of the British Empire - evidently one of McGonagall's favourite subjects. |
McGonagall: Gone but Unforgettable
A plaque is unveiled at McGonagall's burial site. Report and profile from BBC News. |
One of God's Clumsy Innocents
Appreciation and biography of the poet, with some sample poems. |
Scottish Writers on the Internet: William McGonagall
Concise biography and list of published works. |
Scottish Writers: William McGonagall
A photograph of the poet, striking a dramatic pose with his hat and walking stick. |
The Great McGonagall
Biographical article from Canadian website "Brigadoonery". |
The McGonagall Lexicon
Large collection of "poetic gems" online, together with a chat room and a selection of links. |
The Poetry of Scotland - William McGonagall
Short biography plus small selection of poems with brief background information. |
The Poetry of William McGonagall
Selection of general and military works. |
The Time I Discovered Myself to be a Poet
Analysis of a passage from McGonagall's autobiography which appears in a UK examination syllabus. |
The Worst Poem of All Time: William Topaz McGonagall's The Tay Bridge Disaster
Text and criticism of the work. |
Tribute to the Best Bad Bard
The city of Dundee plans a unique riverside tribute, report from BBC News. |
William McGonagall - Poet
Concise article describing McGonagall's life and work from the BBC h2g2 site. |
William McGonagall - Poet and Tragedian of Dundee
Dundee City Council's page on the city's famous bard: "the world's best bad poet". Includes a facsimile of an original McGonagall manuscript. |
William McGonagall, a Terrible Poet
Lengthy essay about the poet, his life and his writings. |
William McGonagall: Quixote of the North
Article and appreciation of the "teetotal twit who thought he was Tennyson", by poet W. N. Herbert. |
William McGonagall: Scotland's Other National Bard
"One charge that may never be levelled against the interminable wordsmith is that he didnt put his all into his art." Biographical article from the BBC's local history pages. |
William McGonagall: White Elephant
Lengthy article about the man from Scotland Magazine. |
William McGonagall: World's Worst Poet
Site which presents the theory that McGonagall was a deliberate satirist, rather than incompetent. Includes a full Masters thesis about the man and his works. |
William Topaz McGonagall Appreciation Society
Dundee-based fan club for the poet and tragedian. Presents a small selection of his poems and links to other sites. |
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