BHM Book Club: Wickedest by Caleb Femi

Thursday 30 October 2025, 1pm - 3pm

St Benet's Chaplaincy (tent)
About this event

Join us at the first ever BHM Book Club event, where we introduce 'Poor'- the landmark poetry/photography collection of Caleb Femi. 

We will be exploring his works on Thursday 30th October from 1-3pm in the tent area of St Benet's Chaplaincy

* the first 14 attendees will be given a free copy *

 

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Caleb Femi returns with a landmark, life-affirming new poetry collection, The Wickedest.

This is a minute-by-minute 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 working-class 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 Femi’s inimitable, cinematic style the book builds to a crescendo that is at once euphoric and grief-soaked. 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.

Photography Credits to Caleb Femi 

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