{"product_id":"the-wickedest-by-caleb-femi","title":"The Wickedest by Caleb Femi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaleb 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. 'A joyous, lyrical read' YOMI ADEGOKE 'A near-holy experience' JONATHAN ESCOFFERY 'This is poetry that moves and is felt in the body' ANDREW MCMILLAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mount Florida Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789781950708,"sku":"9780008688240","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9780008688240.jpg?v=1725285328","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.live\/products\/the-wickedest-by-caleb-femi","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}