Poetic Gems for Topaz: Verses for the Bicentenary of McGonagall
19 Nov, Dundee. Free, ticketed
The Wyvern Poets will share their verses written to celebrate the life, works & legacy of William Topaz McGonagall. The Wyvern Poets acknowledge McGonagall’s enduring impact, which has spread far beyond the city he called home.
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“McGonagall is in a very special category, and has it all to himself. There are no other writings known to me that resemble his. So far as the whole tribe of poets is concerned, from the veritable lords of language to the worst doggerel-mongers, he stands alone.”
McGonagall, “Poute”, & the Bad Poets of Victorian Dundee – how bad poetry could be good business
https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2013/11/mcgonagall-poute-and-the-bad-poets-of-victorian-dundee/
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In his essay on ‘The Great McGonagall,’ Hugh MacDiarmid commented that: McGonagall is in a very special category, and has it all to himself. There are no other writings known to me that resemble his. So far as the whole tribe of poets is concerned, from the veritable lords of language to the worst doggerel-mongers, […]
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