John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet". He released several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continues to perform regularly. He is a regular radio presenter on BBC 6 music. In the early 1980s the UK magazine The Face frequently credited him as being a 'contributor'.