Derek Alton Walcott is a Caribbean poet, playwright, writer and visual artist. Born in Castries, Saint Lucia[1], he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992.
His work, which developed independently of the schools of magic realism emerging in both South America and Europe at around the time of his birth, is intensely related to the symbolism of myth and its relationship to culture. He is best known for his epic poem Omeros, an allusive, loose reworking of Homeric story and tradition into a journey within the Caribbean and beyond to the Africa, New England, the American West, Canada, and London (with frequent reference to the Greek Islands).
Walcott founded the Trinidad Theatre Workshop in 1959, which has produced his plays (and others) since that time, and remains active with its Board of Directors. He also founded Boston Playwrights' Theatre at Boston University in 1981 with the hope of creating a home for new plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Walcott retired from teaching poetry and drama in the Creative Writing Department at Boston University in 2007. In fall 2009, he will commence a three year distinguished scholar in residence position at University of Alberta. He continues to give readings and lectures throughout the world. He divides his time between his home in the Caribbean and New York City.
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Saint Lucian–Trinidadian poet and playwright (1930–2017)
| Born | 23 Janurary 1930 |
| Died | 2017 |
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Saint Lucian–Trinidadian poet and playwright (1930–2017)
| Born | 23 Janurary 1930 |
| Died | 2017 |
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Poetry (poetic works by one author), Poetry, Drama, Drama (dramatic works by one author), English literature, British and irish drama, History and criticism, Literature, Readers (Secondary), Criticism and interpretation, English Young adult drama, English drama, Islands, Juvenile drama, Man-woman relationships, New York Times reviewed, Plays, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Stage history, Study and teaching (Secondary), Big game sport, Civilization, Classical Literature, Conflict of generationsPlaces
West Indies, Caribbean Area, Italy, London, Amazon rainforest, Araby, Araby bazaar, Baker Street, Caribbean, North Richmond Street, Ship-Trap Island, Tibet, Verona, Europe, Trinidad and Tobago, Boston (Mass.), Carthage, England, Foreign countries, France, Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.), Haiti, Milan, Naples, North DakotaPeople
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Abram, Archie, Balthasar, Benvolio, Derek Walcott, Duncan Ross, Escalus, Friar John, Friar Lawrence, General Zaroff, Gregory, Ivan, Jabez Wilson, John Clay, John H. Watson, Juliet Capulet, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague, Mangan's sister, Mercutio, Mr. Merryweather, Paris, Peter, Police Inspector JonesID Numbers
- OLID: OL32247A
- ISNI: 0000000114709596
- VIAF: 39391959
- Wikidata: Q132701
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q132701
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- DEREK WALCOTT
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