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Category Description: Scottish poet and actor; born in 1825 or 1830, died 1902. His poetry has earned him the reputation of being the "Poet and Tragedian of Dundee", or, alternatively, "the world's best bad poet".

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Bard of the Silv'ry Tay - A Guardian article compares "the Great McGonagall's" contemporary reputation with the fact that his poetry has in fact endured.
Lexiconagall - A lexicon of McGonagall's poetry.
McGonagall 2002 Exhibition - A virtual museum of documents and photos about the poet and his work, a record of an exhibition presented by Dundee Central Library to mark the centenary of his death.
McGonagall Online - Celebrates the Dundee-born poet and tragedian, possibly the writer of the worst poetry in the English language. Includes a biography and a collection of his writings.
The story of William McGonagall, the worst poet in the history of the English language - A feature in the Independent profiles McGonagall as a "heroic failure".
William McGonagall - Poet - A brief profile, with an assessment of his continuing influence and interest.