West Indian poet and playwright Derek Walcott (1930–2017) is famous for his poetry and plays that explore the Caribbean cultural experience and the legacy of colonialism. He was born in Saint Lucia and as an adult divided his time between Trinidad and the United States. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992. He was the first Caribbean author to win the prize.
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