An Epic Lunch with the Poet Laureate: Dr John Cooper Clarke

THE GOOD DOCTOR 

I had a fabulous lunch at Noble Rot with poet John Cooper Clarke. That went on long into the night. …

Photos by Tom Cockram

The phone rings. “Hello it’s Doctor John Cooper Clarke here”. Hallelujah!  I’ve only been trying to get hold of him for months.  I love the way he always announces himself. That voice; how could it be anyone else? “Jo…