Derek Walcott

Derek Walcott

WRITER

Derek Walcott was born on January 23, 1930 in Castries, Saint Lucia as Derek Alton Walcott. He was a writer, known for Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot, United States of Poetry (1995) and Poetry Is an Island, Derek Walcott (2013). He was married to Sigrid Nama, Norline Metivier, Margaret Ruth Maillard and Fay Moston. He died on March 17, 2017 in Cap Estate, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia.

  • When was
    Derek Walcott born?

    Derek Walcott was born on Thursday, January 23, 1930

  • Where was
    Derek Walcott born?

    Derek Walcott was born in Castries, Sat Lucia

  • How old was
    Derek Walcott when they died?

    Derek Walcott was 87

  • When did Derek Walcott die?

    Derek Walcott died on
    Friday, March 17, 2017


Best Quotes

  • Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is ritualistic.
  • The English language is nobody's special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself.
  • I try to forget what happiness was, and when that don't work, I study the stars.
  • A culture, we all know, is made by its cities.

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