Official account of poet Dr. John Cooper Clarke, updated by JCC's management & not John (he doesn’t even have a mobile phone for Pete’s sake).
@edgestreetlive
The Bard of Salford was born on this day in 1949, which feels like something worth celebrating, doesn’t it? So how about sharing a few classic JCC clips from the archives? Starting with this early ‘80s brilliance from BBC Nationwide
Happy Birthday to the Emperor of Punk - the bold and brilliant Doctor John Cooper Clarke 🕶
A career in showbiz spanning over five decades and always a true gent. Have an amazing day
📸 Wolfgang Webster
“It fucking gets you fucking down…Evidently chicken town”
To celebrate
#NationalPoetryDay
and a career in poetry spanning over 5 decades, take a moment to enjoy one of John’s most iconic and profane poems ⬇️
The Ghost of Christmases Yet to Come looks awfully familiar in the upcoming Christmas special, ‘We Wish You A Mandy Christmas’ 🕶
The ‘Mandy’ special, starring the hilarious Diane Morgan in the titular role, airs on 20th December at 10pm, on BBC2. Not a bad early present, eh? 🎅
"They know the secret we all forgot. That joy, not work, is the fuel to the stars.”
JCC didn't need much convincing to narrate this film, launching the new 21/22 away shirt for Adidas and his beloved
@ManUtd
(words by
@adidasfootball
) 🕶️
Doctors orders... Make a brew & have a few mins in the world of JCC. Here’s I Wrote The Songs... what’s your fave line from this number?
(And if you wanna buy The Luckiest Guy Alive- it’s here: )
🕶
Happy Birthday John! 🕶️🎂
Here’s to the words...
We’d love to hear your birthday poem or limerick for John... Share below or via DM and we’ll read it out to him!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JCC 🎉🎉🎉
The Salford Bard turns 74 today and still has all his own hair. Not bad going eh? Here’s a little live rendition of ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ to celebrate 🕶️
To further continue the celebrations, reply/QT your JCC covers and we’ll share the best ones ❤️
The first wave of John Cooper Clarke's
#IWannaBeYours
2021
#tour
is on sale NOW
Get your
#tickets
here and make a date with the Doc for Spring/Summer 2021.
I Wanna Be Yours by John Cooper Clarke... iconic poem & now the name of his memoir. Buy your book alongside a ticket to the virtual launch & tune in as John chats about his life with long time pal & road manager Johnny Green. Plus there’s a live Q&A. 🕶
Both the Chancellor and the PM worked relentlessly and daily, on furlough, testing, vaccines, the economy - they led us through the pandemic to the place we are now, thriving and living life without restrictions.
If it had been left to Starmer, we would still be in lockdown now.
Sorry Yorkshire, but to remind everyone that JCC is hitting the road again soon, we thought we’d revisit some of his most choice material about the White Rose county 🕶️
One of John's minimal poems, for those feeling overwhelmed by Christmas. Haiku number 1- as featured in The Luckiest Guy Alive, his brand new poetry collection, the perfect
#ChristmasPrezzie
. Available at all good bookshops & online.
.
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#poetsoftwitter
Happy
#NationalPoetryDay2018
from John Cooper Clarke!
We’re delighted to officially announce that John’s long awaited new poetry collection “The Luckiest Guy Alive” is out on
@picadorbooks
on 1st November... bring it on.
🕶️ ONE BILLION STREAMS 🕶️
It is now being heralded as the nation’s favourite poem.
@ArcticMonkeys
2013 cover of ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ is set to pass a billion streams this week, with JCC himself talking about one of his finest works with
@guardian
and
@BBCRadio4
to celebrate ❤️
Remembering fondly the time the brilliant
@RealBobMortimer
channelled his inner JCC during the early days of lockdown 🕶
Would love to see more of these…
The book cover for the Dr's brand new poetry book has been revealed and it's all kinds of awesome!
The Luckiest Guy Alive is out on November 1st - make sure you grab a copy!
Artwork credit: Peter Blake
If it’s good enough for Macca, it must be alright, eh? 🕶
Pick up one of the most captivating memoirs in recent years from all good bookshops (and a few dodgy ones too) now…
"There was an old man from Atlanta / Who applied for a job as a Santa..."
@official_jcc
reads his penultimate festive limerick. 🎄 See more on
@BBCiPlayer
:
It was one of the most highly anticipated and beloved books of 2020. It has enthralled readers for over a year and now it’s almost time for it to be available in paperback as well 🕶
16th September sees the release of ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ in paperback
Keep ‘em peeled…