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About. Genius Annotation. 1 contributor. Possibly John Cooper Clarke's best known piece. This poem is a commentary on the monotony and futility of day to day suburban life. The repeated use of.


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Performance poet John Cooper Clarke has been given the freedom of the city where he grew up. Cooper Clarke, 74, known as the "punk poet", told Salford Council he was "totally knocked out" with the.


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The most quotable John Cooper Clarke poems. By Faye Fearon. 25 January 2019. Getty Images. As the acclaimed punk poet turns 70 today, we've delved into his lyrical archives and sourced his best.


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That happened on National Poetry Day; John Cooper Clark was invited nowhere. He has a substantial new body of work, including what he calls "darker" poems, unsuited to stand-up audiences.


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John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet and comedian who styled himself as a "punk poet" in the late 1970s. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he released several albums. Around this time, he performed on stage with several punk and post-punk bands and continues to perform regularly.. His recorded output has mainly relied on musical backing from the Invisible.


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John Cooper Clarke, poet and national treasure, recorded this poem in 1982. Most of Clarke's poetry is rhythmic and can be set to music. It works best as a performance poem, best


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Tiernan Phipps. John Cooper Clarke, the poet and performer who became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s, has said he didn't want to quit taking heroin and weaned himself off the.


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Saturday 9th March 2024. Thursday 7th March 2024. Tuesday 5th March 2024. John Cooper Clarke. No tweets returned. Poet; Movie star; Rock star; TV & radio presenter; Comedian; Social & cultural commentator. Britain's best loved and most important performance poet.


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The brilliant and irrepressible Dr. John Cooper Clarke.For those who don't know, John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet, who first became famous d.


The original British 'punk poet' John Cooper Clarke performs at Vicar Street... Featuring John

John Cooper Clarke is a phenomenon: Poet Laureate of Punk, rock star, fashion icon, TV and radio presenter, social and cultural commentator, reluctant national treasure. At 5 feet 11 inches (116 lbs, 32" chest, 27" waist), in trademark suit jacket, skin-tight drainpipes and dark glasses, with jet-black back-combed hair and mouth full of gold.


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John Cooper Clarke is an English poet who is regarded as a "punk poet." He became famous in the late 1970s and released several albums. In addition, he published two poetry collections, Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt and The Luckiest Guy Alive.His only prose work is I Wanna Be Yours, a memoir.


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He was a seminal influence on punk, a ferociously funny performance poet. Over martinis, John Cooper Clarke tells Simon Hattenstone why he's back. Simon Hattenstone. Tue 29 May 2012 14.00 EDT.


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Poem Analyzed by Lee-James Bovey. I Wanna Be Yours is very different from a lot of the poems that have been analyzed on Poem Analysis. In terms of complexity, it is simplistic. There is not a wealth of double meanings. This isn't a poem where the poet is "showing off" more a poem full of honesty. It is effectively the narrator emphasizing.


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In praise of John Cooper Clarke, our real poet laureate. Suzanne Moore His recent appearance on Desert Island Discs was a magnificent reminder of his huge talent, kind heart and sparkling wit.


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John Cooper Clarke. Portrait by Bryan Ledgard. It was starting to look like a bright new world in 1965. Musically and stylistically it was a great time. I was completely Americanised thanks to years of Jerry Lewis and the automotive industry. My heroes were The Beatles, the Stones and anything from America.


English performance poet John Cooper Clarke, circa 1978. Nachrichtenfoto Getty Images

The punk poet's work was used in an Arctic Monkeys song. Pendleton Councillor John Warmisham said he first came across Cooper Clarke at a Rock Against Racism gig in Hulme Labour Club, Manchester.