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The Worst Poet in the World

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  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2019
  • The life story of poet William McGonagall is an odd one, with Royalty, railway disasters and of course terrible poetry.

Komentáře • 37

  • @DJYoue
    @DJYoue Před 2 lety +14

    This is fantastic, thank you, he genuinely is one of the best "so bad it's good" people of all time. I hope he would be happy knowing we were still reading his poetry today and that it was still bringing enjoyment to so many people.

  • @BubbleOfDoom22
    @BubbleOfDoom22 Před 4 lety +33

    This was one of the best made video essays I've seen. Quality that makes me want to write a crappy poem, but unlike Mcgonagall, I shall spare you the pain of enduring it.

    • @jamesconnolly5164
      @jamesconnolly5164 Před 10 měsíci +1

      The Bubble of Doom watched this essay with glee,
      and was greatly inspired by the knight of Dundee,
      to take up a pen and write out some verses,
      for to write and publish verses, he could fill up his purses,
      with money he'd gotten for wordy pursuits,
      and maybe could buy some jeans, or perhaps even some suits.
      And if they would get published it would make him happy and not sad,
      because having success makes a bubble glad.
      Still glad even lacking, an elephant knighthood,
      but still to be famous, he would consider it quite good.

    • @BubbleOfDoom22
      @BubbleOfDoom22 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@jamesconnolly5164 A poem about me, in the CZcams comments by James Connolly? Now this I've got to see!

  • @juliamesnikoff7964
    @juliamesnikoff7964 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I absolutely loved the closing lines of this… Actually took the time to transcribe them and mail them to a friend. Your kindness and perspective are appreciated.

  • @jankansi5679
    @jankansi5679 Před 4 lety +16

    I think the bridge poem is a good example of his style of poetry working.
    He doesn't do well to instil any feelings of sorrow and dismay in the reader, but rather comes across as an analytical newspaper article reporting just what happened and how it could have been avoided.
    It does not dwell on the tragic event, but, intentionally or not, seeks to remind the reader in plain and blatant speaking of the very simple precautions needed to stop such a disaster from reoccurring.

  • @mole389
    @mole389 Před 2 lety +4

    A tribute to a great poet remembered long after many of his contemporaries.

  • @Rhubba
    @Rhubba Před 3 lety +6

    I have a copy of Poetic Gems volume 1 and every time I see the name Edinburgh I just know in the next line he's going to attempt to rhyme it with sorrow...every single time.

  • @tedarcher9120
    @tedarcher9120 Před 4 lety +6

    Quality of these is just insane for 100 subs. You should have 10000 more!

  • @RoryTheFiend
    @RoryTheFiend Před 5 lety +4

    My boy this is straight up masterful, good lad. It's Rory btw

  • @TheSdzfr
    @TheSdzfr Před 4 lety +21

    I really like McGonagall's determination.
    Moreover, the more they poke fun, the more he's famous.

    • @TheSdzfr
      @TheSdzfr Před rokem

      @youtuberhandle Hmmm.....
      Infamy I guess.
      But his Determination even after all that is Admirable.

  • @Luubelaar
    @Luubelaar Před 2 lety +4

    Billy Connolly reading McGonagall's Tay Bridge Disaster, is utterly epic. Do yourself a favour and look it up.

  • @retrosad
    @retrosad Před rokem

    Oh god, that war photographer GCSE paper is bringing back painful memories

  • @fredgarvinism
    @fredgarvinism Před 2 lety

    Very well done, I enjoyed every second of this. Thank you.

  • @memenazi7078
    @memenazi7078 Před rokem

    I like how he’s breaking all the rules teachers would criticize us over.
    I like his voice, and he’s bad but not THAT bad either.

  • @beemelonhead1
    @beemelonhead1 Před 2 lety +7

    So McGonagall was the rap music of the late 1800s? 😆 or comparable to one Christopher/Christian/Christine Weston Chandler of the 21st century..

    • @quinn.0
      @quinn.0 Před 2 lety +1

      christine ricardo chandler aka sonichu aka jesus

    • @quinn.0
      @quinn.0 Před 2 lety +1

      ive known about him for years and i still question how is he even a real person

  • @vitsirosh3722
    @vitsirosh3722 Před rokem +1

    His poems are very good. Better than anything I can write

  • @vaughanpower4538
    @vaughanpower4538 Před rokem

    Awesome......story.

  • @philippines1060
    @philippines1060 Před 3 lety +3

    Minerva McGonagall.

  • @metropunklitan
    @metropunklitan Před rokem

    amazing video man

  • @organicketchup5171
    @organicketchup5171 Před rokem

    As often as birds tweet, she will be my heart sweet

  • @quinn.0
    @quinn.0 Před 2 lety +1

    sam onella couldve done a video about this guy, he reminds me a bit of timothy dexter (the self-proclaimed greatest philosopher of the western world)

  • @PaulWady
    @PaulWady Před rokem

    Very well made. Well done.

  • @forestking-wilds7886
    @forestking-wilds7886 Před 3 lety +2

    Huh, if you take out the rhymes you get Instapoetry

  • @JetstrussySam
    @JetstrussySam Před rokem +1

    Zhang Zongchang was by far the worst poet

  • @evansclan4eva49
    @evansclan4eva49 Před 3 lety +1

    Rupert from The King of Comedy

  • @joshuabessire9169
    @joshuabessire9169 Před 3 lety +2

    Fortunatly for the rest of the Universe, he, and his poems were destroyed with the Earth by a Volgon Constructor Fleet (Excerpt from The War of the Worlds by Douglas Adams).

  • @ssik9460
    @ssik9460 Před 4 lety +1

    This Pheobe

  • @minkemann
    @minkemann Před 2 lety

    Here's a song about William: czcams.com/video/e3WiSIS02Z0/video.html

    • @freonsp
      @freonsp Před rokem

      why is this actually good

  • @seanemery1917
    @seanemery1917 Před 11 měsíci

    I thought the worst poet was Paul Neil Milne Johnstone

  • @mynameisworld
    @mynameisworld Před 27 dny

    Worst poet in the world? Maybe, if you've never heard rap.

  • @philipinchina
    @philipinchina Před 2 lety

    Who was laughing at whom?

  • @teddylupinda8759
    @teddylupinda8759 Před 2 lety +1

    Ist hier jemand wegen Kaddi? xD