Derek Walcott
Known For
Writing
Born
January 23, 1930
Died
March 17, 2017 (aged 87)
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."
