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Nothing short of dazzling' – Alex Turner, musician and frontman of the Arctic Monkeys'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA big-hearted poet of boundless humour and unmistakable style' – Kit Fan, GuardianDr John Cooper Clarke's dazzling, scabrous voice has reverberated through pop culture for decades, his influence on generations of performance poets and musicians plain for all to see. In WHAT, the original 'People's Poet' comes storming out of the gate with an uproarious new collection, reminding us why he is one of Britain's most beloved writers and performers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Brown, John F. Kennedy, Jesus Christ: nobody is safe from the punk rocker's acerbic pen – and that's just the first poem. 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