Twas in the year 1877 and in Dundee's holiday week When a weaver named McGonagall began his fortune for to seek He took his pen and wrote a verse about Gilfillan of Dundee And thus began a career of great notoriety For William's muse drew him to write on subjects grave and sad And the fruits of his labours were so uniformly bad That many men of learning are often heard to say That ... [MORE] Parodies (4) 1. 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 2. McGonagall's Military Verse - Selection of poems commemorating the military actions of the British Empire - evidently one of McGonagall's favourite subjects. 3. 'World's Worst Poet' Wins Immortality - Reuters news report of moves to honour McGonagall in Dundee, includes brief biographical sketch. 4. All hail McGonagall, in verse there were few worse - Biographical article and quotes, from Australian newspaper The Age. 5. Beautiful Monikie - McGonagall poem praising "as bonnie a place as ye could wish to see, and about eleven or twelve miles from bonnie Dundee" 6. Famous Scots - William McGonagall - Short biographical article and picture of a recently erected memorial plaque. 7. Glasgow by William McGonagall - McGonagall's poem about the city, with links to modern photographs of the features he describes. 8. Great Scot - Review of McGonagall's life, poetic style and works marred by some minor factual errors. 9. Great Scotsmen - William McGonagall - Humorous tribute from "the alternative voice of Scotland". 10. 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 11. Inadvertent Doggerel - "A celebration of a particular feature of Victorian literature — accidental trash poetry". An article discussing McGonagall, alongside other poets. 12. McGonagall 2002 Exhibition - A selection of original McGonagall manuscripts and related documents from the collection of the Dundee library. 13. McGonagall Lament? NEW! - Review of the poet's life, and a suitable poetic description of it from the staff of the Perth & Kinross libraries. 14. McGonagall Online NEW! - Comprehensive tribute to the poet and tragedian which includes his autobiography, all his published poems, contemporary press reports and a host of assorted McGonagallia. 15. McGonagall: Gone but Unforgettable - A plaque is unveiled at McGonagall's burial site. Report and profile from BBC News. 16. One of God's Clumsy Innocents - Appreciation and biography of the poet, with some sample poems. 17. Scottish Writers on the Internet: William McGonagall - Concise biography and list of published works. 18. Scottish Writers: William McGonagall - A photograph of the poet, striking a dramatic pose with his hat and walking stick. 19. The Great McGonagall - Biographical article from Canadian website "Brigadoonery". 20. The McGonagall Lexicon - Large collection of "poetic gems" online, together with a chat room and a selection of links. 21. The Poetry of Scotland - William McGonagall - Short biography plus small selection of poems with brief background information. 22. The Poetry of William McGonagall - Selection of general and military works. 23. The Time I Discovered Myself to be a Poet - Analysis of a passage from McGonagall's autobiography which appears in a UK examination syllabus. 24. The Worst Poem of All Time: William Topaz McGonagall's The Tay Bridge Disaster - Text and criticism of the work. 25. Tribute to the Best Bad Bard - The city of Dundee plans a unique riverside tribute, report from BBC News. 26. William McGonagall - Poet - Concise article describing McGonagall's life and work from the BBC h2g2 site. 27. 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. 28. William McGonagall, a Terrible Poet - Lengthy essay about the poet, his life and his writings. 29. William McGonagall: Quixote of the North - Article and appreciation of the "teetotal twit who thought he was Tennyson", by poet W. N. Herbert. 30. 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. 31. William McGonagall: White Elephant NEW! - Lengthy article about the man from Scotland Magazine. 32. 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. 33. 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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