John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo (6 April 1935 – 13 October 2020) was a Nigerianpoet and playwright, who also published as J. P. Clark and John Pepper Clark.Born in Kiagbodo, Nigeria, to an Ijawfather and Urhobo mother, Clark received his early education at the Native Authority School, Okrika(Ofinibenya-Ama), in Burutu LGA (then Western Ijaw) and the prestigious Government College in Ughelli, and his