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Derek Walcott
CaribbeanContemporaryPost-colonialDramaPoetry
Omeros
1990Derek Walcott
Epic poem reimagining Homer's Iliad and Odyssey through Caribbean fishermen on Saint Lucia.
CaribbeanPoetry
Dream on Monkey Mountain
1967Derek Walcott
Play about Makak, a charcoal burner who dreams of becoming an African king, exploring colonialism and identity.
CaribbeanDrama
Another Life
1973Derek Walcott
Autobiographical poem about growing up in Saint Lucia, his artistic awakening, and Caribbean history.
CaribbeanPoetry
Collected Poems 1948-1984
1986Derek Walcott
Comprehensive collection of Walcott's poetry spanning four decades of Caribbean and world literature.
CaribbeanPoetry