Poetry1990

Omeros

Derek Walcott
Overview
Region

Caribbean

Saint Lucia

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

Genre

Poetry

About This Work

Epic poem reimagining Homer's Iliad and Odyssey through Caribbean fishermen on Saint Lucia.

Literary Significance

Major factor in Walcott winning Nobel Prize 1992; Caribbean epic

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