Derek Walcott

Nobel laureate Derek Walcott began writing poetry as a boy, and by the age of thirty-five had gained international recognition for his work. Another Life, first published in 1973, took him seven years to complete. Edward Baugh is emeritus professor of English at the University of the West Indies, Mona. Extensively published as both a poet and a scholar, he has been writing about Derek Walcott's work since the 1970s. Colbert Nepaulsingh is professor of Latin American and Caribbean studies at the...See more

Nobel laureate Derek Walcott began writing poetry as a boy, and by the age of thirty-five had gained international recognition for his work. Another Life, first published in 1973, took him seven years to complete. Edward Baugh is emeritus professor of English at the University of the West Indies, Mona. Extensively published as both a poet and a scholar, he has been writing about Derek Walcott's work since the 1970s. Colbert Nepaulsingh is professor of Latin American and Caribbean studies at the University of Albany. His research ranges from the literature of medieval Spain to the culture of the Anglophone Caribbean. See less