Psychogeography: Poor with Caleb Femi
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What is psychogeography? How does architecture affect our emotional, mental, and psychological wellbeing? Caleb Femi, a poet, educator, and multidisciplinary artist whose debut collection of poetry, Poor, celebrate and interrogate youth culture and masculinity, while the articulating the complex lived experiences of working class migrant communities in the UK join us in conversation. We use the music of Burna Boy, J-Hus, Wizkid, Guggs, Sunny Ade, and more to explore the problematic relationship between architecture and social stratification, the importance of finding and reading resonant poetry, the conversational between poetry and photography, and the philosophy that undergirds his work. **win signed copies** of Caleb Femi's debut collection of poetry, Poor, by subscribing to our mailing list here --> http://eepurl.com/gr0kD5. The winner will be selected from our list of subscribers and announced on Monday 16th of November.   Listen to Caleb Femi’s curated playlist on Spotify, and Deezer. For more information on Caleb Femi’s work, follow him on twitter and Instagram.   I am pleased to announce an international giveaway of two signed copies of Caleb Femi’s collection of poetry, Poor, in collaboration with Ed Public Relations. The giveaway ends on Monday 16th of November. For a chance to win one signed copy of the book, simply subscribe to the mailing list via link in the episode description. The winner will be seleted from our list of subscribers.   For a chance to win the second signed copy, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @booksandrhymes, entry details will be posted.   The song you heard in the intro and outro of this podcast is titled: Reset by Meakoom (Meakoom) link to her music is available on Bandcamp Books discussed and referenced in this episode:   -     Citizen – Claudia Rankine -     Salt – Nayyirah Waheed -     The Light Song of Light – Kei Miller  -     Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth – Warsane Shire -     Surge – Jay Bernard -     The Perseverance – Raymond Antrobus -     My Darling From the Lions – Rachel Long -     Some Bright Elegance– Kayo Chingonyi   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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