John Cooper Clarke
The Salford Bard will be releasing a brand-new book titled ‘Have It’ set for autumn 2026 and follows on from 2024’s WHAT, an instant Sunday Times bestseller.
2025 has seen Dr John Cooper Clarke achieve historical feats as he in march he became the first poet to headline a UK arena – the biggest indoor arena in Europe, Manchester’s Co-op Live. He also sold out The London Palladium for the 4th time on the same tour.
The celebrated poet received the prestigious 2025 Nordoff Robbins Northern Music award in recognition of his phenomenal influence in the music world.
Dr John Cooper Clarke’s anarchic punk poetry has thrilled people for decades and his no nonsense approach to his work has seen his career spanning cultures, audiences, art forms and continents. His critically acclaimed 2020 memoir ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ explored his extraordinary life, filled with remarkable personalities: from Nico to Chuck Berry, Linton Kwesi Johnson to Gil Scott Heron ; Elvis Costello to Gregory Corso; Mark E. Smith to Joe Strummer and on to more recent fans and collaborators like Alex Turner, Plan B and Guy Garvey.
See him Live with Special guest Luke Wright
Photo credits Ed Hill
