Derek Walcott

Nobel Prize in Literature 1992

“for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment”

Derek Walcott was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision and a multicultural commitment.

Field

Literature · Creative Writing and Poetry

Lifespan

1930–2017