Derek Walcott
1930 - 2017
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Derek Walcott, a native of St. Lucia who won a Nobel prize for poetry about the Caribbean, died on Friday, March 17, 2017, following a period of ill health. He was 87. Born in Castries, Saint Lucia, on January 23, 1930, Walcott grew up with mother who regularly recited poetry around the house....
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