Derek Walcott - Wikipedia
NettSignature. 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]
Derek Walcott | Biography, Books, Nobel Prize, & Facts
Nett15. apr. 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.
Derek Walcott | Poetry Foundation
NettDerek Walcott. 1930–2017. Agence Opale / Alamy Stock Photo. Born on the island of Saint Lucia, a former British colony in the West Indies, poet and playwright Derek Walcott was trained as a painter but turned to writing as a young man. He published his first poem in the local newspaper at the age of 14.
Derek Walcott - Poems by the Famous Poet - All Poetry
NettDerek Walcott was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992. He is considered one of the most important Caribbean literary voices of the post-colonial era. His work often explores themes of history, identity, and the legacy of colonialism in the Caribbean.
Derek Walcott | Official Website | Trinidad and Tobago
Nett10. mai 2021 · Derek Walcott | Official Website | Trinidad and Tobago. WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL SITE OF NOBEL LAUREATE, DEREK WALCOTT. FILMS. ORDER NOW. Ti-Jean & His Brothers, the 2019 production, is now available to order. Contact us for more details. Learn More. News. news. Check our our blog for live updates. Read More. Short …
Derek Walcott - Poetry Archive
NettBiography. Derek Walcott (1930-2017) was awarded the Nobel prize for Literature in 1992, two years after the publication of his most ambitious and celebrated work, Omeros, an epic poem which draws on the Homeric tradition and relocates it in the voices and lives of the people of the Caribbean.
Derek Walcott, Poet and Nobel Laureate of the Caribbean, Dies at …
Nett17. mars 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...
Derek Walcott - Literature - British Council
NettDerek Walcott won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992. He died in March 2017. He has written many plays for stage and radio, including Dream on Monkey Mountain and Ti-Jean and his Brothers (both published in Dream on Monkey Mountain: And Other Plays , 1972), and Pantomime (published as Remembrance and Pantomime , 1980), and has also ...
About Derek Walcott | Academy of American Poets
NettDerek Walcott - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. Born in 1930, in the West Indies, Derek Walcott received the …
Derek Walcott, a Mighty Poet, Has Died | The New Yorker
Nett17. mars 2017 · Culture Desk. 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....