The Worst Poet in the World | From Cautionary Tales

In light of our current series on mistakes, we're sharing an episode from Cautionary Tales-a podcast that's all about mistakes and what we can learn from them. This story is about a poet-some say the worst poet in the world-William McGonagall. McGonagall's works were full of jarring meter, banal imagery, and awkward rhymes. They made him a laughing stock in 19th Century Scotland and are still derided to this day.

What can we learn from such a disastrous poet? And it is possible we've misunderstood McGonagall all along?

We'll be back with a new mistake next week.

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