Caleb Femi Poetry

Caleb Femi, British-Nigerian poet, film-maker, and photographer, won the Forward Prize for “Poor,” and served as London’s first young people’s laureate, reflecting urban youth culture in his works.

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Thirteen

‘Thirteen’ by Caleb Femi is an incredibly powerful poem that uses second-person perspective to help readers better understand the experiences of a thirteen-year-old boy accused of a crime he didn’t commit.

This is a very good poem by Caleb Femi. It should be regarded among his best pieces. It is highly representative of his verse and of the contemporary and historical issues that his work often focuses on. The poem is also emotional and highly impactful.

You will be four minutes from home

when you are cornered by an officer

who will tell you of a robbery, forty

minutes ago in the area. You fit

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