Context

• Author of "Kumukanda"


  Kayo Chingonyi
• "Kumukanda" - Form


  No set rhyme scheme but does use slant rhyme to give the poem a lyrical tone.
• "Kumukanda"


  • Shows the different between growing up in England and in a Zambian tribe.
  • Coming of age ceremony in the tribe compared to growing up when his mother died in the UK.
  • "Kumukanda" is Zambian for initiation.
  • Reflecting on his heritage and belonging.
• Kayo Chingonyi


  • Born in Zambia but moved to the UK as a child.
  • Has dual heritage and identity and shows how growing up with two different cultures has affected him.