The Resume

(March 1825-September 29, 1902)
Most famous poem is 'The Tay Bridge Disaster' (1879)

Why he might be annoying:

He is widely considered the worst poet in British history.
His public readings in Dundee were eventually banned for causing a 'breach of the peace,' due to the riotous barrage of fruit and vegetables inevitably launched at him.
He insisted on styling himself 'Poet to Her Majesty' after receiving a note from Queen Victoria's secretary declining a gift of his verses.
Acting in the title role of MacBeth, he refused to die after being stabbed by McDuff.
He only had a total of 18 months of education.

Why he might not be annoying:

W. H. Auden hailed him as 'one of the greatest comic poets in English.'
A collections of his works outsell those of Robert Browning and Alfred Lord Tennyson.
He inspired the name of a character in 'The Goon Show.'
He inspired the name of Prof. Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter books.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 19th Century Poets
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 01]
• I am Scottish
• I Died in 1902 (Ranked: 77)
• Look at Me, I'm Using a Cane or Crutches
• Poets
• Profiles 18751-19000 (Ranked: 18947)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19020929)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 78.12% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 69.44% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 74.07% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 78 Votes: 67.95% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying