The Luckiest Guy Alive
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3.9 • 11 Ratings
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
The godfather of British performance poetry - Daily Telegraph
The Luckiest Guy Alive, performed by the author, is the first new book of poetry from Dr John Cooper Clarke for several decades – and a brilliant, scabrous, hilarious collection from one of our most beloved and influential writers and performers. From the ‘Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman’ to a hymn to the seductive properties of the pie – by way of hand-grenade haikus, machine-gun ballads and a meditation on the loss of Bono’s leather pants – The Luckiest Guy Alive collects stunning set pieces, tried-and-tested audience favourites and brand new poems to show Cooper Clarke still effortlessly at the top of his game.
Cooper Clarke’s status as the ‘Emperor of Punk Poetry’ is certainly confirmed here, but so is his reputation as a brilliant versifier, a poet of vicious wit and a razor-sharp social satirist. Effortlessly immediate and contemporary, full of hard-won wisdom and expert blindsidings, it’s easy to see why the good Doctor has continued to inspire several new generations of performers from Alex Turner to Plan B: The Luckiest Guy Alive shows one of the most compelling poets of the age on truly exceptional form.
‘John Cooper Clarke is one of Britain’s outstanding poets. His anarchic punk poetry has thrilled people for decades ... long may his slender frame and spiky top produce words and deeds that keep us on our toes and alive to the wonders of the world.’ Sir Paul McCartney
Customer Reviews
Great selection of poems
Wonderful to listen to, and I love the accent he puts on when reading his ‘Essex’ poems. What I like too is that Beasley Boulevard sounds like it was recorded the next day. My favourite line in Outrage on the Out is ‘where claret carries clout’, not sure why but it just pleases me when I hear it. I always have these poems in my head because I like them a lot. On the other hand though, Crossing the Floor has recently been deemed as a major misunderstanding of transgender, and as a young fellow myself I’m not sure how I feel about Pity the Plight of Young Fellows. Both of these issues hence the loss of a star. But still it’s a great selection of numbers by the most influential poet who even I’ve been inspired by.
Bard of Salford
A fine collection of Johnny Clarke’s musings on ife, love and pies.
No track titles
It’s a pity the tracks aren’t listed on the audio version. Apple could’ve written the poem titles instead of just Track 1 etc. However, I’m rating the poems not the presentation.