Английская Википедия:Caleb Femi

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Caleb Femi (born 1990) is a British-Nigerian 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

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

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External links

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