Birmingham Mail

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It's an overcast morning in Manchester, not ideal for batting so the Bears could have their work cut out!

I wonder if anyone can help me out. Last night,I popped into a public house. It was a bit dreary and reminded me of a poem, written by Anthony Thwaite, based on a visit he made to a pub in Manchester. He found some mysterious graffiti on the toilet wall: "Mr Cooper - dead".
The poem is called "Mr Cooper" and I've found mention of it on the net but can't find the actual poem itself. Can anyone help?