Synopsis
Kayo Chingonyi is a 31-year-old Zambian-born British poet whose collection Kumukanda was last night announced as the winner of the Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize - at £30,000, the biggest prize open to young writers. He'll be reading live in the studio and talking to John about what his win means.
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Other Archive resources
Start the Week | Crossing the Boundaries of Gender, Race and Class
The poet Kayo Chingonyi moved to Britain when he was a child and in his debut collection he translates the rites of passage of his native Zambia to his new home.
Free Thinking | The Innovative Shape of Poems
The poets Kayo Chingonyi, Paisley Rekdal and Nasser Hussain join Florence Hazrat, who studies punctuation, for a conversation about experimentation, hosted by Sandeep Parmar.