John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke
shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original 'people's poet'.
His unique poetry
was put to music by producer Martin Hannett and a band of Mancunians The
Invisible Girls.Seminal tracks such as Beasley
St and Evidently Chickentown featured on the album Snap Crackle and Bop, one of 4 hit 70/80s album releases. JCC
became one of the most prolific artists of the Punk years.
His 1980s poetry
collection 10 Years in An Open Necked
Shirt featuring the lyrics to classic tracks from his albums and more, is
one of the UKs biggest selling poetry collections of all time.
Since then his
career has spanned cultures, audiences, art forms and continents.
Today he performs
purely as a stand up solo poet. His unique poetry show has been touring
worldwide for over 15 years.
John's 2018 poetry
collection The Luckiest Guy Alive.
Features 30 new poems, including the favourites; I've Fallen In Love With My
Wife and Get Back on Drugs you Fat F*ck.
Dr John Cooper
Clarke's 2019 autobiography, named after his most famous poem
I Wanna Be Yours, (Macmillan), is a groundbreaking piece of
literature. JCC goes into fascinating detail about his early life in Manchester
leading up to punk superstardom, drug addiction and then the massive comeback
as major poet he enjoys today.
JCC will once again
be touring the world from March 2022
through until the end of the year.
Dates include
London's Hammersmith Apollo, two nights at Manchester famed Bridgewater Hall, a
French debut in Paris in May at La Boule Noire and, a special show at New York
Cities Town Hall in October.