1. Clown
Punk

2. Clown Silly Hair White Face Squirt Water Mr. Tumble Scary Evil
Red Nose
White Face
Silly Hair
Tear on Face
Squirt Water
Clown Car
Circus
Children’s Entertainer
Mr. Tumble
Krusty the Clown
Silent
Entertaining
Scary
Evil
Disturbing
Clown
Massive Feet/Shoes
Baggy Clothes
Colourful
Check Trousers
Bow Tie

3. Punk Music Sex Pistols Cigarettes Drugs Alcohol God Save the Queen
Tattoos
Piercings
Mohicans
Spiked Hair
Dyed Hair
Boots
Chains
Studded Clothing
Leather Jackets
Ripped Clothes
Skinny Jeans
Motor Bikes
Unemployed
Hang Around in Groups
Punk

6. The History of the Punk Movement The punk subculture emerged in the mid-1970s. The punk subculture is centred around listening to recordings or live concerts of a loud, aggressive genre of rock music called punk rock, usually shortened to punk. Punks seek to shock others with the highly theatrical use of clothing, hairstyles, cosmetics, tattoos, jewellery and piercings.

7. The Clown Punk By Simon Armitage
In your opinion, how old is the man presented in the poem?
Referring back to lines 3-4, how does Armitage present The Clown Punk character?

8. Discuss the man’s current situation.
‘The shonky side of town’
‘Think what he’ll look like in thirty years’ time’
‘Every pixel of that man’s skin is shot through with indelible ink’
‘And let it rain.’