Derek Walcott
Birth date
January 23, 1930
Death date
March 17, 2017
Place of birth
Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies
Profession
Writing
Age
87 years
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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."
