Atmospheric and intoxicating CANDICE CARTYWILLIAMSA joyous, lyrical read YOMI ADEGOKEHypnotic and freewheeling GUARDIANA Guardian Book of the YearCaleb Femi returns with a landmark, lifeaffirming new poetry collection, The Wickedest.This is a minutebyminute depiction of a typical night at a legendary monthly house party known as The Wickedest. Here, we meet a vivid cast of characters, young and old, all surfing a revelry steeped in camaraderie, community, desire and a spirit of jubilant defiance.A modern epic, The Wickedest explores the institution of shoobs or house parties and their vital role within workingclass communities. The poems range from classical English sonnets to experimental forms and are immersively interwoven with photographs, text messages and ephemera. The collection playfully dissembles parties in space, sound, law and bureaucracy to document the precarious existence of our nightlife venues.In Caleb Femis inimitable, cinematic style the book builds to a crescendo that is at once euphoric and griefsoaked. The Wickedest calls us to cast our minds to the moments we stood surrounded by our loved ones on a dancefloor, arms outstretched, and freed ourselves from the weight of reality to float.One of Londons most renowned poets SALMA ELWARDANY, BBC Radio LondonI love the collection so much NICK GRIMSHAW, BBC Radio 6A nearholy experience JONATHAN ESCOFFERYThis is poetry that moves and is felt in the body ANDREW MCMILLANCaleb Femis collection, Poor, won the...

Binding: Hardback;96 pages; Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers - UK Wholesale Acct; Classification: DC; Weight: 444 g; Dimensions: 205 x 138 x 18

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