{"product_id":"the-luckiest-guy-alive","title":"The Luckiest Guy Alive","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Luckiest Guy Alive \u003c\/span\u003eis 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 – \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Luckiest Guy Alive\u003c\/span\u003e collects stunning set pieces and tried-and-tested audience favourites to show Cooper Clarke still effortlessly at the top of his game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCooper 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:\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e The Luckiest Guy Alive \u003c\/span\u003eshows one of the most compelling poets of the age on truly exceptional form.","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42992544645200,"sku":"9781509896066B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/the-luckiest-guy-alive","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}