Derek Walcott
Birthday
January 23, 1930 (87 years)
Place of Birth
Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies
Known For
Acting
Biography
Sir Derek Alton Walcott KCSL OBE OM OCC was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem Omeros, which many critics view "as Walcott's major achievement."