A plaque is unveiled at McGonagall's burial site. Report and profile from BBC News.
Large collection of "poetic gems" online, together with a chat room and a selection of links.
McGonagall's poem about the city, with links to modern photographs of the features he describes.
Concise biography and list of published works.
A photograph of the poet, striking a dramatic pose with his hat and walking stick.
Comprehensive tribute to the poet and tragedian which includes his autobiography as well as all his published poems.
McGonagall poem praising "as bonnie a place as ye could wish to see, and about eleven or twelve miles from bonnie Dundee"
Dundee City Council's page on the city's famous bard: "the world's best bad poet". Includes a facsimile of an original McGonagall manuscript.
Short biographical article and picture of a recently erected memorial plaque.
Analysis of a passage from McGonagall's autobiography which appears in a UK examination syllabus.
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