Derek Walcott

Known for

Writing

Gender

Male

Born

January 23, 1930

Age at death

87

Died

March 17, 2017

From

Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies

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."