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Derek Walcott

Biography

Sir Derek Alton Walcott KCSL OBE OM OCC was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem Omeros, which many critics view "as Walcott's major achievement."

Known For Writing

Birthday Jan 23, 1930 (96 years old)

Place of Birth Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies