{"product_id":"9780008688240","title":"Wickedest","description":"'Atmospheric and intoxicating … The Wickedest is a heady night in the dance' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS                      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.          '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","brand":"Caleb Femi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50355808862526,"sku":"9780008688240","price":479.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/files\/9780008688240.jpg?v=1725622664","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780008688240","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}