Grandma Smith and Grandpa Cooper Clarke: Investigating the godparents of punk poetry: Patti Smith and John Cooper Clarke

Allen, C. (2016) Grandma Smith and Grandpa Cooper Clarke: Investigating the godparents of punk poetry: Patti Smith and John Cooper Clarke. Paper presented to: 3rd Annual Punk Scholars Network Conference and Postgraduate Symposium: The Art of Punk, The University of Northampton, 2016-11-25.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Abstract:	It is often said (on the backs of books, or on the internet – so it must be true) that Patti Smith is the godmother of punk poetry and John Cooper Clarke the godfather. In this paper I want to investigate what it is about their literature that we can read in relation to Punk as a philosophy, aesthetic and cultural movement and all the other adjectives we might associate with the term. However, I won’t only be considering poetry, in fact, following the success of her biographies, I will also be considering Patti Smith’s prose work (so I am not sticking to the rules at a punk conference, is this a surprise to anyone?). Another aspect of this paper is to explore the recent popularity of both of these artists/writers/musicians – whose careers each span each of these titles, and to think about how we can understand and interpret that in relation to our considerations of all things punk today. Therefore, I hope to address the issue as to the notion of inspiration (hence godparent) versus influence/heritage (thus grandparent).
Creators:	Allen, Claire
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing Research Centres > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing
Date:	25 November 2016
Date Type:	Publication
Journal or Publication Title:	3rd Annual Punk Scholars Network Conference and Postgraduate Symposium: The Art of Punk
Event Title:	3rd Annual Punk Scholars Network Conference and Postgraduate Symposium: The Art of Punk
Event Dates:	2016-11-25
Event Location:	The University of Northampton
Event Type:	Other
Language:	English
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Refereed:	No
Related URLs:	http://www.northampton.ac.uk/wp-content/... https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/public...
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/11271

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