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Sir Derek Alton Walcott KCSL OBE OM OCC (23 January 1930 – 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. [1] His works include the Homeric epic poem Omeros (1990), which many critics view "as Walcott's major achievement." [2]
Learn about the life and achievements of Derek Walcott, a Nobel Prize-winning poet and playwright from the Caribbean. Explore his themes of language, power, and place, and his epic poem Omeros.
Apr 15, 2024 · Derek Walcott (born January 23, 1930, Castries, Saint Lucia—died March 17, 2017, Cap Estate) was a West Indian poet and playwright noted for works that explore the Caribbean cultural experience. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992.
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Mar 17, 2017 · Derek Walcott, whose intricately metaphorical poetry captured the physical beauty of the Caribbean, the harsh legacy of colonialism and the complexities of living and writing in two cultural...
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Mar 17, 2017 · Derek Walcott, a Mighty Poet, Has Died. By Hilton Als. March 17, 2017. Walcott’s poems explored, among other themes, the sea, memory, and the joys and terrors of physical love. PHOTOGRAPH...
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Learn about the life and work of Derek Walcott, the first Caribbean poet to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Explore his poems, plays, essays, and influences from Shakespeare to Eliot.
Learn about the life and work of Derek Walcott, the Nobel laureate poet who drew on the Homeric tradition and the Caribbean culture. Explore his poems, books, awards, and recordings on the Poetry Archive website.
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