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Caleb Femi
Caleb Femi
Born	1990 (age 34–35); Kano, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Occupations	Author; Filmmaker; Photographer;
Notable work	Poor (2020)
Awards	Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection
Website	www.calebfemi.com

Caleb Femi (born 1990) is a Nigerian-British author, film-maker, photographer, and former young people's laureate for London. His debut poetry collection, Poor, was awarded a Forward Prize for Poetry.

Early life

Caleb Femi was born in 1990 in Kano, Nigeria,^[1] where he was brought up by his grandmother.^[2] When he was seven years old, he moved to join his parents on the North Peckham Estate in London.^[3] After leaving school, he studied English at Queen Mary, University of London.^[2]

Career

From 2014 to 2016, Femi taught English at a secondary school in Tottenham.^[2] In 2016, he was chosen as the first young people's laureate for London.^[4] On 30 July 2020, he published his debut poetry collection, entitled Poor,^[5] which won the Forward Prize's Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection in October 2021.^[6]

Filmography

Femi has so far made and released four short films, serving as writer/director on each:^[7]

And They Knew Light (2017)
Wishbone (2018)
Secret Life of Gs (2019)
Survivor's Guilt (2020)

Accolades

Femi was named in Dazed magazine's 2021 Dazed100, a list of the next generation shaping youth culture.^[8]

References

^ McConnell, Justine (21 July 2017). "Caleb Femi". writers make worlds. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Peirson-Hagger, Ellen (28 October 2020). "Caleb Femi: 'Poetry is the art of the people'". New Statesman. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ Armitstead, Claire (30 October 2020). "Caleb Femi: 'Henceforth I'm solely preoccupied with being a merchant of joy'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ Flood, Alison (3 October 2016). "Poet Caleb Femi named first young people's laureate for London". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "Poor by Caleb Femi". The Poetry Book Society. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ Bayley, Sian (25 October 2021). "Kennard, Femi and Sealey win Forward Prizes for Poetry". The Bookseller. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "Caleb Femi". IMDb. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
^ Dazed (6 April 2017). "Vote for Caleb Femi on the #Dazed100". Dazed. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

External links

Official website
Caleb Femi on IMDb
Bridget Minamore, "Get Up, Stand Up Now: Q&A with poet and director Charles Femi", Somerset House, 28 August 2019

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[1] McConnell, Justine (21 July 2017). "Caleb Femi". writers make worlds. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[NewStatesman-2] Peirson-Hagger, Ellen (28 October 2020). "Caleb Femi: 'Poetry is the art of the people'". New Statesman. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[3] Armitstead, Claire (30 October 2020). "Caleb Femi: 'Henceforth I'm solely preoccupied with being a merchant of joy'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[4] Flood, Alison (3 October 2016). "Poet Caleb Femi named first young people's laureate for London". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[5] "Poor by Caleb Femi". The Poetry Book Society. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[6] Bayley, Sian (25 October 2021). "Kennard, Femi and Sealey win Forward Prizes for Poetry". The Bookseller. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[7] "Caleb Femi". IMDb. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[8] Dazed (6 April 2017). "Vote for Caleb Femi on the #Dazed100". Dazed. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

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