William topaz mcgonagall biography of albert

Albert Kirk Jr has antiquated writing 1 since 2020. He court case from Milcher in Scotland, which curved that of course is contractually obliged strengthen mention “heaven-taught ploughman” Parliamentarian Burns. Need Burns, Albert was calved in a two-roomed soil and roof cottage; unalike Burns, Albert has under no circumstances considered seem to be an authorized in a sugar woodlet, and shadowy is illegal a high-ranking freemason. Albert’s favourite sonneteer is William Topaz McGonagall.

Scottish-Irish poet (1825–1902) regarded as comically inept

For the American captain, see William McGonagle.

William McGonagall (March 1825^[2] – 29 September 1902) was a Scottish poet and public performer. He gained notoriety as an extremely bad poet who exhibited no recognition of, or concern for, his peers' opinions of his work.

He wrote about 200 poems, including "The Tay Bridge Disaster" and "The Famous Tay Whale", which are widely regarded as some of the worst in English literature. Groups throughout Scotland engaged him to make recitations from his work, and contemporary descriptions of these performances indicate that many listeners were appreciating McGonagall's skill as a comic music hall character. Collections of his verse remain popular, with several volumes available today.

McGonagall has been lampooned as the worst poet in British history. The chief criticisms are that he was deaf to poetic metaphor and unable to scan correctly. Hi

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By Tomas Mc Rae, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ©2008

[This article is featured in the Lowlands-L Gallery collection as well.]

[Click here to read Thomas Mc Rae’s own poems in McGonagall’s style!]

  single man makes Scotland unique among the nations of the world. Great poets are ten a penny but Scotland alone produced a native son whose verses are so bad they are totally unique. A man who may well have published more poems in the English language than any rival. A man in fact whose poetic anthologies have sold more copies than even Burns, Shakespeare, or Kipling. Largely ignored or persecuted in life, buried in a pauper’s grave on death, yet whose descendants live fat on posthumous royalties. Allow me to introduce Sir William Topaz McGonagall, Poet and Tragedian, Knight of the White Elephant of Burmah.

Who was he? Well, he was born to parents of Irish origin who had moved to Edinburgh in search of work. There is some doubt about his birth year as he wrote two autobiographies giving 1825 in one and 1830 in the other. A third account has him saying, “Like most men I was born at a very early age” but this is in fact a forgery which also has him saying his parents were “poor but bibulous.” His wedding certificate survives and, being dated 1846, I’ll