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And did those feet: 10 walks inspired by famous poets

Matching rich verse with great scenery, these strolls follow in the footsteps of some of our greatest wordsmiths, from William Blake to Carol Ann Duffy

Published: 3 Mar 2022

3 out of 5 stars.

TV review We Wish You a Mandy Christmas review – Diane Morgan does proper belly laughs
3 out of 5 stars.

Camp, retro and enjoyable for a glass or two, this Christmas Carol revamp is full of surreal gags, with Johnny Vegas and John Cooper Clarke offering ghostly support

Published: 20 Dec 2021

Lunch with... John Cooper Clarke: ‘There’s three food groups I draw the line at – flapjack, falafel and tripe’

The poet relates tales of his childhood, run-ins with Bernard Manning – and explains why he wishes Ken Loach would lighten up

Published: 19 Sep 2021

From the Guardian archive Archive, 1980: first Poetry Olympics held in Westminster Abbey

29 September 1980 Ten poets performed polemical poems, romantic ones, inspirational, tedious, long-winded and frankly inane ones

Published: 29 Sep 2020

The look I love John Cooper Clarke: ‘I’ve dressed the same way since 1965’

The poet and performer on keeping his clothes simple, stapling them back together, and being fashionable once every 15 years for about three months

Published: 28 Jan 2020

The best original photographs from the Observer Original Observer photography

Hastings Pier, the Put it to the People march, rappers and poets – the best photography commissioned by the Observer in March 2019

Gallery

Published: 30 Mar 2019
Life on a plate John Cooper Clarke: ‘Only eat at the table. And don't watch TV while eating’

The poet and performer on his dad’s sandwiches, the iniquity of snacking and disappointing Dutch food

Published: 16 Mar 2019

You ask the questions John Cooper Clarke: 'My trousers? River Island or M&S. The skinniest they do'

The poet-performer talks to Tim Adams about his new book and tour and, further down, answers questions from readers and famous fans

Published: 28 Oct 2018
Send us your questions for John Cooper Clarke...

Got something to ask the original punk poet? Here’s your chance, ahead of the release of The Luckiest Guy Alive, his first poetry collection in 30 years

Published: 3 Oct 2018

The balance John Cooper Clarke: ‘The last time I did exercise was in rehab in the 1980s’

The 69-year-old performance poet on not owning a mobile phone, going to bed at 5am and why he hates badminton

Published: 10 Feb 2018

Readers recommend Readers recommend playlist: songs about fads and crazes

Short-lived dances and fashion gimmicks run through your suggestions this week – James Brown, Roxy Music and Sonic Youth all making an appearance

Published: 6 Jul 2017

4 out of 5 stars.

Field Day review – Aphex Twin's live comeback raises the temperature
4 out of 5 stars.

The one-day festival has a gigantic new Barn stage, suitably filled by Aphex Twin’s spine-tingling live return, supported by an eclectic lineup of pop, rap and dance for every taste under the sun

Published: 4 Jun 2017

Sell-out festivals and book sales up … it’s poetry’s renaissance

New Nottingham festival founded by Henry Normal joins boom led by Kate Tempest and John Cooper Clarke

Published: 25 Mar 2017

John Cooper Clarke: polymath, renaissance man and true enigma

As the punk-rock poet releases a single with Hugh Cornwell, Dave Simpson celebrates the Salford Sinatra and social commentator adored by Alex Turner

Published: 15 Jul 2016

This much I know John Cooper Clarke: ‘Impotent rage is my default setting. Specifically when it comes to politics’

The poet, 67, on late fatherhood, not liking crowds, and being a control freak

Published: 11 Jun 2016

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