1877 in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). In the annals of poetasting, 1877 stands out as a historic year. The most startling incident in my life was the time I discovered myself to be a poet, which was in the year 1877. So wrote William Topaz McGonagall (1825 –1902) a Scottish weaver, "actor", and "poet" who would become comically renowned as one of the worst poets in the English language. Also this year Poetaster Julia A. Moore, following up on the renown of her first book of verse, The Sweet Singer of Michigan Salutes the Public of 1876, decided to appear before her public. She gave a reading and singing performance, with orchestral accompaniment, at a Grand Rapids, Michigan, opera house. Moore managed to interpret the jeering as criticism of the orchestra. William Allingham, Songs, Ballads, and Stories William Johnson Cory, published anonymously, Ionica II (see also Ionica 1858) Austin Dobson, Proverbs in Porcelain John Abraham Heraud, Uxmal; Macee de Leodepart Edward Lear, Laughable Lyrics: Fourth Book of Nonsense Poems, Songs, Botany, Music, &c.

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1877 in poetry

1878 in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). July – Notorious Scottish poetaster William McGonagall journeys on foot from Dundee to Balmoral Castle over mountainous terrain and through a violent thunderstorm in a fruitless attempt to perform his verse before Queen Victoria. July 26 – In California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach.