For your consideration in the worst poetry category, I present William McGonagall, bard of Victorian Dundee, Scotland. His ode to the collapse of the Tay railway bridge may be the most inadvertently funny thing ever. In the non-fiction (memoir) category, I present James Gahan, self-published memoirist, also of Dundee , Scotland, who, in fairness, wrote tolerably well, but may have been the most boring wee man on the planet. Just like the laughter-loving Irish, we Scots have a soft spot for our bad writers.
Jul 23, 2023·edited Jul 23, 2023Liked by Ramona Grigg
I love Victorian melodrama. "Acting styles in the early 19th century were prone to exaggerated movement, gestures, grandiose effects, spectacular drama, physical comedy and gags and outlandish costumes." We did some of the physical stuff in a theater class.
Oh, I love this! Most Florid prize, indeed! I am so glad you quoted generously enough that I don’t have to spend precious hours seeing how far I can read in this charmer. You’re right about the passage so full of words that one could not make out the meaning. And I love this period. By gosh, she’s a plum! 😅
For your consideration in the worst poetry category, I present William McGonagall, bard of Victorian Dundee, Scotland. His ode to the collapse of the Tay railway bridge may be the most inadvertently funny thing ever. In the non-fiction (memoir) category, I present James Gahan, self-published memoirist, also of Dundee , Scotland, who, in fairness, wrote tolerably well, but may have been the most boring wee man on the planet. Just like the laughter-loving Irish, we Scots have a soft spot for our bad writers.
I love Victorian melodrama. "Acting styles in the early 19th century were prone to exaggerated movement, gestures, grandiose effects, spectacular drama, physical comedy and gags and outlandish costumes." We did some of the physical stuff in a theater class.
Oh, I love this! Most Florid prize, indeed! I am so glad you quoted generously enough that I don’t have to spend precious hours seeing how far I can read in this charmer. You’re right about the passage so full of words that one could not make out the meaning. And I love this period. By gosh, she’s a plum! 😅