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Derek Walcott Poet Caribbean

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Timeless talent: Literature Nobel laureate Derek Walcott in the library of Oviedo University in 2006 and in 1996. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters and Ulf Andersen/Aurimages)
DEREK WALCOTT POET CARIBBEAN

Island poet’s sea-swift epic ends

Derek Walcott’s muse inspired his evocative poetry, which also explored Caribbean identity

  • Idowu Omoyele
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