1. William McGonagall - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Milligan further recounted McGonagall s life story in the pastiche novel William McGonagall the Truth at Last, co-written with Jack Hobbs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McGonagall

William McGonagall From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search William Topaz McGonagall 29 September ) was a Scottish weaver actor , and poet . He is comically renowned as one of the worst poets in the English language Contents Life and poetry McGonagall in popular culture Honours and Memorials References ... edit Life and poetry Born in Edinburgh , of Irish parentage, McGonagall was working as a handloom weaver in Dundee, Scotland when an event occurred that was to change his life. As he was later to write: The most startling incident in my life was the time I discovered myself to be a poet, which was in the year 1877. It was with this that he wrote his first poem An Address to the Rev. George Gilfillan , which showed all the hallmarks that would characterise his later work. Rev. Gilfillan commented "Shakespeare never wrote anything like this." McGonagall has been widely acclaimed as the worst poet in British history. The chief criticisms of his poetry are that he is deaf to poetic metaphor and unable to scan correctly. In the hands of lesser artists, this might simply generate dull, uninspiring verse. However, McGonagall's fame stems from the humorous effects these shortcomings generate. The inappropriate rhythms, weak vocabulary, and ill-advised imagery combine to make his work amongst the most spontaneously amusing comic poetry in the English language.

2. William McGonagall - Wikiquote William Topaz McGonagall (1825 – September 29, 1902) was a Scottish weaver, actor, and poet. Born in Edinburgh of Irish parents, he settled in Dundee. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_McGonagall

William McGonagall From Wikiquote Jump to: navigation search William Topaz McGonagall September 29 ) was a Scottish weaver, actor, and poet. Born in Edinburgh of Irish parents, he settled in Dundee. He is comically renowned as one of the worst poets in the English language; his distinctive verse style is often imitated in Private Eye and Spike Milligan was among his many "admirers". Contents Poetry Lines in praise of the Rev. George Gilfillan (1877) A Requisition to the Queen (1877) The Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay (1878) ... edit Poetry edit Lines in praise of the Rev. George Gilfillan (1877) All hail to the Rev. George Gilfillan, of Dundee, He is the greatest preacher I did ever hear or see. He preaches in a plain, straightforward way, The people flock to hear him night and day, And hundreds from his church doors are often turned away, Because he is the greatest preacher of the present day. McGonagall's first poem. edit A Requisition to the Queen (1877) Most Mighty Empress, of India, and Englands beloved Queen, Most Handsome to be Seen.

3. William Topaz McGonagall - Wikipedia William Topaz McGonagall Born in 1825 in Edinburgh, of Irish parentage, Died September 29, 1902, he was a handloom weaver living in Dundee, Scotland when an http://nostalgia.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Topaz_McGonagall

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4. William Topaz McGonagall - Poems, Biography, Quotes Free collection of all William Topaz McGonagall Poems and Biography. See the best poems and poetry by William Topaz McGonagall. http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/william_topaz_mcgonagall

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5. William McGonagall@Everything2.com Robbie Burns aside, Scotland s best known contributor to the field of poetry could be claimed, justifiably, to be William McGonagall. http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=William McGonagall

6. William McGonagall - Wikipedia William Topaz McGonagall (18251902) wis a poet frae Dundee. He is aften thocht on as the warst poet in the English leid. His best-kent poem wis aboot the http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McGonagall

William McGonagall Frae Wikipedia Lowp tae: navigation rake William Topaz McGonagall (1825-1902) wis a poet frae Dundee . He is aften thocht on as the warst poet in the English leid . His best-kent poem wis aboot the Tay Rail Brig: Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay! Alas! I am very sorry to say That ninety lives have been taken away On the last Sabbath day of 1879, Which will be remember'd for a very long time. This airticle's a stub. Ye can gie Wikip¦dia a haund bi eikin til it Taen frae " http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McGonagall Categories Stubs Scots Leeteratur Views Airticle Collogue Edit History Personal tuils Mak an accoont or log in Navigation Main Page Commonty yett Gaun on the nou Recent chynges ... Propines Rake Tuilkist Whit airts tae here Relatit chynges Uplaid file Byordinar pages ... Cite this airticle In ither leids English This page wis hindermaist chynged 13:44, 25 September 2007. Aa text is available unner GNU Free Documentation License Aboot Wikipedia Disclamation

7. ScotsteXt! William Mcgonagall William Mcgonagall. LITTLE JAMIE. Ither laddies mey hae finer claes, an mey be better fed,. But nane o them a haes sic a bonnie curly heid, http://www.scotstext.org/makars/william_mcgonagall/poems.asp

overview help authors faq ... contact William Mcgonagall LITTLE JAMIE Ither laddies mey hae finer claes, an mey be better fed, But nane o them a' haes sic a bonnie curly heid, Or sic a blythe blink in their ee, As my ain curly fair-haired laddie, Little Jamie. When I gang oot tae tak a walk wi him, alang the Magdalen Green, It maks my hert feel lichtsome tae see him sae sherp an keen, An he pous the wee gowans, an gies them to me, My ain curly fair-haired laddie, Little Jamie. When he rises in the mornin an gets oot o bed, He says, mither, mind ye'll need tae toast my faither's breid. For he aye gies me a bawbee; He's the best little laddie that ever I did see, My ain curly fair-haired laddie, Little Jamie. When I gang oot tae tak a walk alang the streets o Dundee, An views a' the little laddies that chances to see, Nane o them a' seems sae lovely to me, As my ain curly fair-haired laddie, Jamie. The laddie is handsome an fair to be seen, He haes a bonnie cheerie mou, an twa blue e'en, An he prattles like an auld grandfaither richt merrily; He's the funniest little laddie that ever I did see

8. William Topaz McGonagall - Wikipedia Translate this page William McGonagall Poet and Tragedian. I am your gracious Majesty ever faithful to Thee, William McGonagall, the Poor Poet, That lives in Dundee. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Topaz_McGonagall

William Topaz McGonagall aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklop¤die Wechseln zu: Navigation Suche William Topaz McGonagall William Topaz McGonagall in Edinburgh 29. September ebenda) war ein schottischer Exzentriker Abstinenzler und Dichter . Im englischsprachigen Raum gilt er als schlechtester Dichter aller Zeiten. Bearbeiten Leben McGonagall arbeitete zun¤chst als Weber in der Werkstatt seines Vaters im schottischen Dundee . Er galt als belesen und als guter Amateurschauspieler in Shakespeares Dramen. Er begann erst mit 52 Jahren Gedichte zu schreiben und tingelte durch Schottland , um sie vorzutragen. Seine Gedichte und schlieŸlich er selbst wurden zum Ziel umfangreichen Spotts, unter dem McGonagall sehr litt. Unter anderem wurde ihm der fiktive Orden Knight of the White Elephant of Burmah verliehen, McGonagall fiel darauf herein und signierte sogar einige Gedichte auf diese Weise. Er verfasste mehrere Autobiographien. Heute gilt er nach einer Umfrage der BBC als bekanntester schottischer Dichter nach Robert Burns . Behandelte Themen sind schottische Geschichte, schottische Nationalhelden und Schlachten. Bemerkenswert ist, dass ein GroŸteil seiner Ges¤nge mit dem Wort „beautiful“ beginnt. Er wurde auf dem Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh begraben. 1999 wurde folgene Grabinschrift angebracht:

9. McGonagall Online This site provides a comprehensive guide to the life and works of william mcgonagall, including all his published poems and his remarkable (and http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/

Home Poems Life Articles ... About William Topaz McGonagall, poet and tragedian of Dundee, has been widely hailed as the writer of the worst poetry in the English language.. A self-educated hand loom weaver from Dundee, he discovered his discordant muse in 1877 and embarked upon a 25 year career as a working poet, delighting and appalling audiences across Scotland and beyond. This site provides a comprehensive guide to the life and works of William McGonagall, including all his published poems and his remarkable (and unintentionally hilarious) autobiography. Please click on one of the headings below to begin your visit. Important News: New edition of McGonagall's Collected Works out now! Poetic Gems Though he's best known nowadays for The Tay Bridge Disaster , McGonagall actually published well over 200 poems in his lifetime. Explore this collection of his best(?) work, or try the "Gem of the Day" below... Gem of the Day: The Burning of the Steamer "City of Montreal" A fire and a shipwreck - two disasters for the price of one! Receive the Gem of the Day by email If you're a real glutton for punishment you can have the "Gem of the Day" sent to you regularly by email.

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Linkexchange Member William McGonagall William McGonagall is Dundee's best remembered nobody. He was a man without talent who thought he was a great poet and tragedian and only needed an opportunity to prove it. This made him the perfect target for practical jokers who abounded in his day. He was engaged to give entertainments in small halls just so his audience could make a goat of him. His teetotal drink was spiked with alcohol. McGonagall had passed middle life before he got the idea he had been visited by the muse. He was born in Edinburgh in 1825 and grew up in Dundee, to which his father moved in search of work. William also laboured long hours in the weaving trade. All his life he was the butt of cruel jokes, but his faith in himself could not be shaken. His remains were dropped into a paupers' grave nearly a hundred years ago, but his memory holds up. All his poems have been published and so are there to be judged: they have, if nothing else, the quality of inimitability. Until earlier this year his name and portrait flourished over a public house in one of Dundee's main roads and a McGonagall Society endures.

11. McGonagall mcgonagall, william mcgonagall, dundee, scotland, poetry. http://www.geocities.com/williamtopazmcgonagall/

The Real McGonagall Please note: Geocities limits downloading to 4.2 megs/hour. Please check back next hour if unable to load any pages. McGonagall prophesied the collapse of the world's longest bridge in his Tay Bridge satire. McGonagall Animations McGonagall Photos and Pictures M.A. Thesis Great McGonagall Quotes ... Bibliography Emai gordbambrick@rogers.com William McGonagall is best known as the world's worst poet. His unique style of versification breaks the laws of rhythm, rhyme and common sense in a manner that has eluded his thousands of imitators for more than a century. According to "The Autobiography of Sir William Topaz McGonagall, Poet and Tragedian, Knight of the White Elephant Burmah," the bard was lucky recipient of the "divine inspiration". ...Dame Fortune has been very kind to me by endowing me with the genius of poetry. I remember how I felt when I received the spirit of poetry. It was in the year of 1877, and in the month of June, when the flowers were in full bloom. Well, it being the holiday week in Dundee, I was sitting in my back room in Paton's Lane, Dundee, lamenting to myself because I couldn't get to the Highlands on holiday to see the beautiful scenery, when all of a sudden my body got inflamed, and instantly I was seized with a strong desire to write poetry, so strong, in fact, that in imagination I thought I heard a voice crying in my ears"Write! Write!"

12. BBC - H2g2 - William McGonagall - Poet Concise article describing mcgonagall s life and work from the BBC h2g2 site. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A416341

@import '/h2g2/skins/brunel/brunel.css'; @import '/includes/tbenh.css'; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index 27th January 2008 Accessibility help Text only Guide ID: A416341 (Edited) Edited Guide Entry SEARCH h2g2 Advanced Search New visitors: Returning members: BBC Homepage The Guide to Life The Universe and Everything 2. The Universe The Earth Europe ... Authors and Playwrights Created: 8th September 2000 William McGonagall - Poet Front Page What is h2g2? Who's Online Write an Entry ... Contact Us Like this page? Send it to a friend! William Topaz McGonagall was born of rather poor Irish parents in Edinburgh, Scotland, in March 1825. In his nearly unreadable, rambling biographical notes , one eventually learns that he sprang from a family of five children and that he worked with his father as a handloom weaver. His education appears to have been patchy, but, in his own words, 'William has been like the immortal Shakespeare he had learned more from nature than he ever learned at school'. The family settled in Dundee while William was still a boy, and he lived there for the rest of his life. He died in 1902. As a grown man, he continued to work in the family trade, and married one Jean King in 1846. At about this time he also began to participate in amateur theatrics, acting in Shakespearean drama at the Dundee theatre. The Muse of Poetry appears to have captured his imagination, if not his talent, in the 1870s, beginning with a paean to a new railway bridge over the Tay River at Dundee in 1877. By McGonagall's own account, the poem was '... received with eclat and [he] was pronounced by the Press the Poet Laureate of the Tay Bridge...'.

13. The Worst Poem Of All Time: William Topaz McGonagall’s “The Tay Bridge Disaste We invite you to partake in what we consider the absolute freefall of the bottomless barrel, the worst poem of all time william Topaz mcgonagall’s “The Tay http://poetry.about.com/od/19thcpoets/a/mcgonagall.htm

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14. William McGonagall: Glasgow mcgonagall s poem about the city, with links to modern photographs of the features he describes. http://www.tlg.uci.edu/~opoudjis/Play/glasgow.html

Glasgow by William McGonagall Pictures taken by Nick Nicholas, August 1995 Beautiful city of Glasgow , with your streets so neat and clean Your stately mansions, and beautiful Green Likewise your beautiful bridges across the river Clyde And on your bonnie banks I would like to reside. Chorus Then away to the West - to the beautiful West! To the fair city of Glasgow that I like the best, Where the river Clyde rolls on to the sea, And the lark and the blackbird whistle with glee 'Tis beautiful to see ships passing to and fro, Laden with goods for the high and the low, So let the beautiful city of Glasgow flourish And may the inhabitants always find food their bodies to nourish Chorus The statue of the prince of Orange is very grand, Looking terror to the foe, with a truncheon in his hand And well mounted on a noble steed, which stands in Trongate And holding up its foreleg , I'm sure it looks first-rate. Chorus Then there's the Duke of Wellington's statue in Royal Exchange Square - It is a beautiful statue I without fear declare, Besides inspiring and most magnificent to view Because he made the French fly at the battle of Waterloo.

15. The Great McGonagall (William Topaz McGonagall): Scotland's Worst Poet. Brigadoo Biographical article from Canadian website Brigadoonery . http://www.durham.net/~neilmac/great.htm

Brigadoonery Canada T he (not so) G reat McG onagall SCOTLAND ’S WORST POET E verybody knows the illustrious name of Scotland’s greatest poet, Robbie Burns. But how many have heard of William Topaz McGonagall the worst poet that Bonnie Scotland ever threw up, and arguably the worst poet ever to massacre the English language? The Victorian era produced more than its fair share of bad poetry. Silly, turgid, melodramatic tripe seemed to be a fashionable mode of expression in those days. Poetic schmaltz was churned out by untalented would-be bards at the slightest provocation. Celebrations, historical events, personal triumphs and tragedies, wars, disasters all provided grist for the poetic mill. Such works were frequently executed (the correct word, come to think of it!) with more enthusiasm than skill. Reams of Victorian doggerel were distinguished by ridiculous, overblown metaphors and foolishly grandiose presentations of commonplace subjects. Awkward, un-natural rhymes forced readers to put the em pha sis on the wrong syl la ble. Run-on sentences; painfully contorted sentence structure; and a plethora of ‘twases, ‘tweres, and other abridged or misspelled words abounded. Abject ignorance of elementary rhyme and meter was a cardinal feature of a lot of this stuff.

16. Dundee City Council, Scotland - Central Library, Local History Centre, William M 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. http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/centlib/mcgon.htm

William McGonagall Poet and Tragedian of Dundee He may have been born in Edinburgh, and he certainly died in Edinburgh, but Dundee is the city where William McGonagall's art first flourished. Dundee has a place in its heart for the world's best bad poet, who entertained countless thousands with disjointed verse that didn't scan, and whose purely functional rhyme paid scant attention to the overall demands of narrative. And yet, he is an enigma. His language quietly achieves an evocative economy which is the hallmark of good poetry. Only Dundonians know how well the phrase "Silvery Tay" conjures the river on a still winter's day. He foresaw the Tay Bridge disaster. Even more intriguingly, Lewis Spence relates how McGonagall was able to discourse intelligently on the likes of Shakespeare or Swinburne, thus totally belying his popular image as an ingenuous buffoon. Is there a possibility that McGonagall became trapped within his own web of deceit? Were his initial musings and recitals intended as parodies? Was he then lured into continuing the charade by means of 5/- (£0.25) or 10/- (£0.50) fees cleverly extracted from the baying crowds who attended these supposed humiliations? McGonagall had a large family, and hand-loom weaving was hardly a stimulating or profitable occupation. These temptations to "give up the day job" must have been overwhelming at times. Moreover, McGonagall was encouraged by the great Dundee philanthropists of the time, whose names are still remembered with affection - the Rev. George Gilfillan and A. C. Lamb. The latter paid McGonagall's return fare from his disastrous debut in New York, and both were a constant source of support for the impoverished bard.

17. James Anderson's Blog: William Topaz McGonagall (Interview) william Topaz mcgonagall (Interview). When was you born? March 182530 Where about in Scotland was you born? Edinbrugh, i was born into a very poor family http://james-abcol.blogspot.com/2007/11/william-topaz-mcgonagall-interview.html

skip to main skip to sidebar James Anderson's Blog Six - All That Remains (Final Fantasy Edit) Monday, 19 November 2007 William Topaz McGonagall (Interview) When was you born? March 1825-30 Where about in Scotland was you born? Edinbrugh, i was born into a very poor family my mum and dad were Irish. When did you discover you were a poet? I discovered myself to be a poet in the year 1877 How does it feel to be widely celebrated as the worst poet to have written in the English language? I didn't think my poems were bad in fact some people really liked my poems. How much poems did you write and how long did you write poems for? I wrote 200 plus peoms for about 25 years. Did you have any other careers besides poetry? Yes, my father worked in the hand looming buisness he trained me to hand loom and i also had an acting career. Where about did you act? Dundee's Royal Theatre. Did you like to act or write? I prefered to write than to act Did you ever get married? yes i got married in 1946 to Jean King What would you say is most famous peice of work? I would say my most famous peice of work is the peom i wrote about the The Tay Bridge Disaster in Dundee.

18. Poet: William Topaz McGonagall - All Poems Of William Topaz McGonagall Poet william Topaz mcgonagall All poems of william Topaz mcgonagall .. poetry. http://www.poemhunter.com/william-topaz-mcgonagall/

Poem Hunter .com Poet: William Topaz McGonagall - All poems of Will 1/27/2008 6:04:57 AM Home Poets Poems Lyrics ... SEARCH William Topaz McGonagall Free Poetry E-Book: 206 poems of William Topaz McGonagall File Size: 2888k File Format: Acrobat Reader To download the eBook right-Click on the title and select "Save Target As". Biography Poems Comments More Info ... Stats William Topaz McGonagall was born of rather poor Irish parents in Edinburgh, Scotland, in March 1825. In his nearly unreadable, rambling biographical notes1, one eventually learns that he sprang from a family of five children and that he worked with his father as a handloom weaver. His education app .. .. more >> Poems Search in the poems of William Topaz McGonagall Click the title of the poem you'd like read. Page: A Christmas Carol A Descriptive Poem on the Silvery Tay A Humble Heroine A New Year's Resolution to Leave Dundee ... An Adventure in the Life of King James V of Scotland Page: Comments about William Topaz McGonagall Click here to write your comments about William Topaz McGonagall alice sunderland (10/20/2006 6:59:00 AM) you rock. kick-buttocks etc.

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Author:William Topaz McGonagall From Wikisource Jump to: navigation search Author Index: M William Topaz McGonagall See also biography media quotes Scottish poet edit Works The Burial of the Rev. George Gilfillan The Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay The Famous Tay Whale Ode to the Queen ... The Sunderland Calamity Retrieved from " http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:William_Topaz_McGonagall Categories Authors-M 1825 births ... Scottish poets Views Author Discussion Edit History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main Page Community portal Community discussion Recent changes ... Donate Search Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages ... Permanent link This page was last modified 15:30, 20 July 2007. Content is available under the GNU Free Documentation License About Wikisource

20. Poetry Of Scotland - Poems By William Topaz MacGonagall, Scotland's Worst Poet, Short biography plus small selection of poems with brief background information. http://www.poetryofscotland.co.uk/Mcgonagall/mcgonagallhome.php

The time and date is: 12:04 pm Sunday, 27 January 2008 Home Sections Ballads Ballad Features Burns McGonagall ... Scots Glossary Poets Alphabetical List Featured List Poems List of Topics Songs Scottish Songs Modern Songs Submissions Submit a Poem Submit a Song Policies Permission Privacy Standards New Guest Book Guest Book Web Links Other Sites Contact About Us E-mail Us William Topaz McGonagall William Topaz McGonagall was an eccentric figure who was born in Edinburgh. He later moved to Dundee where he remained for much of his life. He was revered as "The World's Worst Poet" composing such rhymes as "The Tay Bridge Disaster". However he was very well read and was conversant with the works of Shakespeare, Scott, Burns and other well known writers. At long last, in the year 2002 - 100 years after his death, the City of Dundee are honouring McGonagall, by prominently displaying in stone, his famous poem about the River Tay. McGonagall's poetry bequeathed to the Scots the gift of humorous expression, the ability to see the funny side of things and a reminder to not take life too seriously. This is well demonstrated by many of his poems beginning with the word 'Beautiful' e.g. Glasgow, Edinburgh, Loch Katrine. His poems about the River Tay frequently use that word.

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