Derek Walcott

Born

1930-01-23

Died

2017-03-17

Birthplace

Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies

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."