Dr John Cooper Clarke [dapper dude btw - ed.] is creating a coastal poem for the nation to help us celebrate all that's special about the sea. Clarke has created the first verses of the poem and you can help him finish it by sharing your memories and love of the coast using #lovethecoast.
Nation's Ode to the Coast
Dr John Cooper Clarke
Dr John Cooper Clarke
A big fat sky and a thousand shrieks
The tide arrives and the timber creaks
A world away from the working week
Ou est la vie nautique?
That’s where the sea comes in…
The tide arrives and the timber creaks
A world away from the working week
Ou est la vie nautique?
That’s where the sea comes in…
[and that's just the start - ed.]