List of William McGonagall poems

This is a list of poems by William McGonagall that have been published in book form, either during the poet's life or subsequently. A number of others only appeared in broadsheets or in local newspapers and do not appear in this list.[1]

Published Works by William McGonagall
Title Year/month written[2] First published in Publication year Subject
A Christmas Carol1884-12Poetic Gems [First Series]1890 
A Descriptive Poem on the Silvery Tay1877-??More Poetic Gems1962River Tay
A Humble Heroine1899-09More Poetic Gems1962Agnes Reston
A New Temperance Poem, in Memory of my Departed Parents1885-10Last Poetic Gems1968 
A New Year's Resolution to Leave Dundee1893-01Last Poetic Gems1968 
A Requisition To The Queen1877-09Last Poetic Gems1968 
A Soldier's Reprieve1893-01More Poetic Gems1962William Scott (The Sleeping Sentinel)
A Summary History of Lord Clive1899-06Last Poetic Gems1968Robert Clive
A Summary History of Sir William Wallace1877-10More Poetic Gems1962William Wallace
A Tale of Christmas Eve1900-12Last Poetic Gems1968 
A Tale of Elsinore1889-05More Poetic Gems1962 
A Tale of the Sea1886-05Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
A Tribute to Dr. Murison1885-08Last Poetic Gems1968 
A Tribute to Henry M Stanley1890-06Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891Henry Morton Stanley
A Tribute to Mr J. Graham Henderson, The World's Fair Judge1893-03Last Poetic Gems1968 
A Tribute to Mr Murphy and the Blue Ribbon Army1882-01Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891Francis Murphy (evangelist)
Adventures of King Robert the Bruce1887-07Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891Robert the Bruce
An Address to Shakespeare1877-09More Poetic Gems1962William Shakespeare
An Address to the New Tay Bridge1887-06Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Tay Rail Bridge
An Address to the Rev. George Gilfillan1877-07More Poetic Gems1962George Gilfillan
An Adventure in the Life of King James V of Scotland1887-11Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891James V of Scotland
An All Night Sea Fight1901-06More Poetic Gems1962HMS Blanche (1786)
An Autumn Reverie1886-11Poetic Gems [First Series]1890 
An Excursion Steamer Sunk in the Tay1888-07Last Poetic Gems1968 
An Ode to the Queen1877-09More Poetic Gems1962Queen Victoria
An Ode to the Queen on her Jubilee Year1887-06Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
Annie Marshall the Foundling1888-02Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
Attempted Assassination of the Queen1882-05Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Roderick Maclean
Baldovan Mansion1886-12Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
Balmoral Castle1878-07Last Poetic Gems1968Balmoral Castle
Beautiful Aberfoyle1893-03Last Poetic Gems1968Aberfoyle, Stirling
Beautiful Balmerino1898-??Last Poetic Gems1968Balmerino
Beautiful Balmoral1900-05More Poetic Gems1962Balmoral Castle
Beautiful Comrie1899-06More Poetic Gems1962Comrie
Beautiful Crieff1899-04More Poetic Gems1962Crieff
Beautiful Edinburgh1881-??Last Poetic Gems1968Edinburgh
Beautiful Monikie1890-07Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891Monikie
Beautiful Nairn1888-06More Poetic Gems1962Nairn
Beautiful Newport on the Braes o' the Silvery Tay1892-08Last Poetic Gems1968Newport-on-Tay
Beautiful North Berwick1899-06More Poetic Gems1962North Berwick
Beautiful Rothesay1892-08Last Poetic Gems1968 Rothesay, Bute
Beautiful Torquay1902-??More Poetic Gems1962Torquay
Bill Bowls the Sailor1885-09Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
Bill Bowls, the Sailor1885-09Last Poetic Gems1968 
Bonnie Callander1892-09More Poetic Gems1962Callander
Bonnie Dundee in 18781878-01More Poetic Gems1962Dundee
Bonnie Kilmany1892-09More Poetic Gems1962Kilmany
Bonnie Montrose1881-04More Poetic Gems1962Montrose, Angus
Broughty Ferry1886-12Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891Broughty Ferry
Burning of the Exeter Theatre1887-09Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891Theatre Royal, Exeter
Calamity in London1898-01More Poetic Gems1962 
Captain Teach alias "Black Beard"1892-04More Poetic Gems1962Blackbeard
Death and Burial of Lord Tennyson1892-10Last Poetic Gems1968Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Descriptive Jottings of London1880-06Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891London
Edinburgh1895-06Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Edinburgh
Farewell Address at the Argyle Hall1880-06Last Poetic Gems1968 
Forget-Me-Not1879-03Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
General Gordon, the Hero of Khartoum1885-03Poetic Gems1934Charles George Gordon
General Roberts in Afghanistan1900-08Last Poetic Gems1968Battle of Peiwar Kotal
Battle of Kandahar
Glasgow1883-??Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Glasgow
Grace Darling or The Wreck of the "Forfarshire"1887-08Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Grace Darling
Greenland's Icy Mountains1886-05Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Geography of Greenland
Grif, of the Bloody Hand1887-09Last Poetic Gems1968 
Hanchen, The Maid of the Mill1886-10Poetic Gems1934 
Jack Honest, or the Widow and her Son1889-11Last Poetic Gems1968 
Jack o' the Cudgel1885-06Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
Jack o' the Cudgel1885-08Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
Jenny Carrister, The Heroine of Lucknow-Mine1888-05Poetic Gems1934 
John Rouat the Fisherman1888-02Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
Jottings of New York1887-05Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891New York City
Lines in Defence of the Stage1895-??More Poetic Gems1962 
Lines in Memoriam Regarding the Entertainment I Gave on the 31st March, 1893, in Reform Street Hall, Dundee1893-04Last Poetic Gems1968 
Lines in Praise of Mr. J. Graham Henderson, Hawick1893-03Last Poetic Gems1968 
Lines in Praise of Professor Blackie1895-04Last Poetic Gems1968John Stuart Blackie
Lines in Praise of the Lyric Club Banquet1894-09Last Poetic Gems1968 
Lines in Praise of Tommy Atkins1899-11More Poetic Gems1962Tommy Atkins
Lines in Reply to the Beautiful Poet who Welcomed News of McGonagall's Departure from Dundee1893-01Last Poetic Gems1968 
Little Jamie1878-??More Poetic Gems1962 
Little Pierre's Song1887-08Last Poetic Gems1968 
Little Popeet: The Lost Child1893-11More Poetic Gems1962 
Loch Katrine1886-07Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891Loch Katrine
Loch Leven1886-12Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891Loch Leven (Kinross)
Loch Ness1878-06More Poetic Gems1962Loch Ness
Lord Roberts' Triumphal Entry into Pretoria1900-06Last Poetic Gems1968 
Lost on the Prairie1893-12More Poetic Gems1962 
Mary, the Maid of the Tay1878-11More Poetic Gems1962 
McGonagall's Ode to the King1902-06More Poetic Gems1962Edward VII
MontroseUnknownPoetic Gems [Second Series]1891Montrose, Angus
Nora, The Maid of Killarney1894-03More Poetic Gems1962 
Oban1886-06Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Oban
Richard Pigott, the Forger1889-04More Poetic Gems1962Richard Pigott
Robert Burns1877-09Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891Robert Burns
Saved by Music1884-01Last Poetic Gems1968 
Saving a Train1883-02Poetic Gems [First Series]1890 
Saving a Train1899-01Last Poetic Gems1968 
The Albion Battleship Calamity1898-06More Poetic Gems1962HMS Albion (1898)
The Ancient Town of Leith1899-05More Poetic Gems1962Leith
The Ashantee War1902-01Last Poetic Gems1968Anglo-Ashanti Wars
The Battle of Abu Klea1885-02Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Battle of Abu Klea
The Battle of Alexandria1885-06Last Poetic Gems1968Battle of Alexandria
The Battle of Atbara1898-04Last Poetic Gems1968Battle of Atbara
The Battle of Bannockburn1877-09Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Corunna1900-08Last Poetic Gems1968Battle of Corunna
The Battle of Cressy1885-06Poetic Gems1934Battle of Crécy
The Battle of CullodenUnknownPoetic Gems [Second Series]1891Battle of Culloden
The Battle of El-Teb1884-03Poetic Gems [First Series]1890First and Second Battles of El Teb
The Battle of Flodden Field1884-08Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Battle of Flodden
The Battle of Glencoe1899-11More Poetic Gems1962Battle of Talana Hill
The Battle of Gujrat1901-08Last Poetic Gems1968Battle of Gujrat
The Battle of Inkermann1902-??Last Poetic Gems1968Battle of Inkerman
The Battle of Omdurman1898-09Last Poetic Gems1968Battle of Omdurman
The Battle of SheriffmuirUnknownPoetic Gems [Second Series]1891Battle of Sheriffmuir
The Battle of Shina, in Africa1888-10Poetic Gems1934 
The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir1882-10Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Battle of Tell El Kebir
The Battle of the Alma1885-01Last Poetic Gems1968Battle of the Alma
The Battle of the Modder River1899-12McGonagall and Tommy Atkins1975Battle of Modder River
The Battle of the Nile1886-09Last Poetic Gems1968Battle of the Nile
The Battle of Toulouse1902-??McGonagall and Tommy Atkins1975Battle of Toulouse (1814)
The Battle of Waterloo1884-06More Poetic Gems1962Battle of Waterloo
The Beautiful City of Perth1894-04Last Poetic Gems1968Perth, Scotland
The Beautiful Sun1883-06Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Sun
The Beautiful Village of Penicuik1900-05More Poetic Gems1962Penicuik
The Black Watch Memorial1887-11More Poetic Gems1962 
The Blind Girl1893-10Last Poetic Gems1968 
The Bonnie Lass o' Dundee1877-09More Poetic Gems1962 
The Bonnie Lass of Ruily1892-04More Poetic Gems1962 
The Bonnie Sidlaw Hills1892-08More Poetic Gems1962Sidlaws
The Burial of Mr Gladstone1898-05More Poetic Gems1962William Ewart Gladstone
The Burial of the Reverend George Gilfillan1878-08Poetic Gems [First Series]1890George Gilfillan
The Burning of the People's Variety Theatre, Aberdeen1896-??Last Poetic Gems1968 
The Burning of the Ship "Kent"1900-09More Poetic Gems1962Kent (1820 EIC ship)
The Burning of the Steamer "City of Montreal"1888-01Poetic Gems1934 
The Burns Statue1880-10Last Poetic Gems1968Robert Burns (Steell)
The Capture of Havana1900-07More Poetic Gems1962Siege of Havana
The Capture of Lucknow1885-04Last Poetic Gems1968Siege of Lucknow
The Castle of Mains1878-05Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891Mains Castle
The Christmas Goose1878-09Poetic Gems [First Series]1890 
The City of Perth1878-??More Poetic Gems1962Perth, Scotland
The Clepington Catastrophe1884-03Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
The Collision in the English Channel1888-11Poetic Gems1934 
The Convict's Return1879-04Last Poetic Gems1968 
The Crucifixion of Christ1890-06Last Poetic Gems1968Crucifixion of Jesus
The Death of Captain Ward1901-01More Poetic Gems1962 
The Death of Captain Webb1883-08The Real McGonagall1948Matthew Webb
The Death of Fred Marsden, the American Playwright1888-06Last Poetic Gems1968 
The Death of John Brown1883-08The Real McGonagall1948John Brown (servant)
The Death of Lord and Lady Dalhousie1887-12Poetic Gems [First Series]1890John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie
The Death of Prince Leopold1884-04Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
The Death of the Old Mendicant1879-06Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
The Death of the Queen1901-01More Poetic Gems1962Queen Victoria
The Death of the Rev. Dr. Wilson1888-01More Poetic Gems1962 
The Demon Drink1887-10Last Poetic Gems1968 
The Den o' Fowlis1882-??More Poetic Gems1962Liff, Angus
The Destroying Angel1889-01More Poetic Gems1962 
The Disastrous Fire at Scarborough1898-06More Poetic Gems1962 
The Downfall of Delhi1901-04Last Poetic Gems1968Siege of Delhi
The Execution of James Graham, Marquis of Montrose1898-??Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
The Fair Maid of Perth's House1894-10More Poetic Gems1962 
The Famous Tay Whale1884-01Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Tay Whale
The First Grenadier of France1887-08Poetic Gems1934Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne
The Funeral of the German Emperor1888-04Poetic Gems [First Series]1890William I, German Emperor
The Funeral of the Late Ex-Provost Rough, Dundee1888-12Last Poetic Gems1968 
The Funeral of the Late Prince Henry of Battenberg1896-??Last Poetic Gems1968Prince Henry of Battenberg
The Great Franchise Demonstration1884-09Last Poetic Gems1968 
The Great Yellow River Inundation In China1888-03Last Poetic Gems19681887 Yellow River flood
The Heatherblend Club Banquet1894-10More Poetic Gems1962 
The Hero of Kalapore1899-08Last Poetic Gems1968William Alexander Kerr
The Hero of Rorke's Drift1899-02Last Poetic Gems1968Henry Hook (VC)
The Horrors of Majuba1888-08Poetic Gems1934Battle of Majuba Hill
The Inauguration of the Hill o' Balgay1878-??More Poetic Gems1962 
The Inauguration of the University College, Dundee1883-10Last Poetic Gems1968University of Dundee
The Irish Convict's Return1878-??More Poetic Gems1962 
The Kessack Ferry-Boat Fatality1894-03Last Poetic Gems1968Kessock Ferry
The Last Berkshire Eleven1899-07Last Poetic Gems1968Battle of Maiwand
The Late Sir John Ogilvy1890-??Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Sir John Ogilvy, 9th Baronet
The Little Match Girl1894-01More Poetic Gems1962 
The Loss of the Victoria1893-06More Poetic Gems1962HMS Victoria (1887)
The Military Review by Lord Wolseley1897-02McGonagall and Tommy Atkins1975 
The Miraculous Escape of Robert Allan, the Fireman1888-10Poetic Gems1934 
The Moon1878-12Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Moon
The Newport Railway1878-06Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Newport Railway, Scotland
The Nithsdale Widow and her Son1891-12Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
The Pennsylvania Disaster1889-07Poetic Gems1934Johnstown Flood
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations1897-05More Poetic Gems1962 
The Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay1877-08Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Tay Rail Bridge
The Rattling Boy from Dublin1878-10Poetic Gems [First Series]1890 
The Rebel Surprise Near Tamai1885-04Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
The Relief of Ladysmith1900-04McGonagall and Tommy Atkins1975Relief of Ladysmith
The Relief of Mafeking1900-06More Poetic Gems1962Siege of Mafeking
The River of Leith1895-09Last Poetic Gems1968Water of Leith
The Royal Review1881-09Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
The Siege of Seringapatam1901-03McGonagall and Tommy Atkins1975Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
The Sorrows of the Blind1878-05Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 
The Sprig of Moss1889-12Poetic Gems1934Alois Senefelder
The Storming of the Dargai Heights1897-11Last Poetic Gems1968Dargai
The Sunderland Calamity1883-06Last Poetic Gems1968Victoria Hall Disaster
The Tay Bridge Disaster1880-01Poetic Gems [First Series]1890Tay Bridge disaster
The Terrific Cyclone of 18931893-12Last Poetic Gems1968 
The Tragic Death of the Rev. A. H. Mackonochie1887-12Poetic Gems1934Alexander Mackonochie
The Troubles of Matthew Mahoney1892-08More Poetic Gems1962 
The Village of Tayport and its Surroundings1894-07Last Poetic Gems1968Tayport
The Wreck of the "Abercrombie Robinson"1892-05More Poetic Gems1962 
The Wreck of the "Columbine"1886-03Last Poetic Gems1968Betty Mouat
The Wreck of the "Indian Chief"1899-10More Poetic Gems1962 
The Wreck of the "Thomas Dryden"1881-10Poetic Gems [First Series]1890 
The Wreck of the Barque "Lynton"1886-01Last Poetic Gems1968 
The Wreck of the Barque "Wm. Paterson" of Liverpool1886-04Poetic Gems1934 
The Wreck Of The Steamer "London"1882-11Poetic Gems [First Series]1890SS London (1864)
The Wreck of the Steamer "Mohegan"1898-11Last Poetic Gems1968SS Mohegan
The Wreck of the Steamer "Stella"1899-05More Poetic Gems1962SS Stella (1890)
The Wreck of the Steamer "Storm Queen"1889-01Poetic Gems1934 
The Wreck of the Whaler "Oscar"1888-04Poetic Gems1934 
To Mr James Scrymgeour, Dundee1887-01Poetic Gems [First Series]1890 
Women's Suffrage1884-10Last Poetic Gems1968Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom
Wreck of the Schooner "Samuel Crawford"1887-01Poetic Gems1934 
Young Munro the Sailor1886-07Poetic Gems [Second Series]1891 

Bibliography
  • Poetic Gems [First Series]. Dundee: Winter, Duncan & Co. 1890. OCLC 316566087.
  • Poetic Gems [Second Series]. Dundee: David Winter. 1891. OCLC 316648533.
  • Poetic Gems. Dundee: David Winter. 1934. OCLC 181801214.
  • The Real McGonagall. Glasgow: D. R. Burnside. 1948. OCLC 181682664.
  • More Poetic Gems. Dundee: David Winter. 1962. OCLC 2219853.
  • Last Poetic Gems. Dundee: David Winter. 1968. ISBN 9780715604144.
  • McGonagall and Tommy Atkins. Dundee: David Winter. 1975. OCLC 810787452.

References
  1. McGonagall, William. "Unpublished Gems". McGonagall Online.
  2. Watson, Norman (2010). "Chronology of William McGonagall's Poems and Songs". Poet McGonagall: The Biography of William McGonagall. Edinburgh: Birlinn. pp. 289–299. ISBN 1841588849.


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