Who was Derek Walcott?
Q: Who was Derek Walcott?
A: Derek Walcott was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright who was awarded the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Q: What was the title of Walcott's Homeric epic poem?
A: Walcott's Homeric epic poem was titled Omeros and was published in 1990.
Q: Where did Walcott serve as a Professor of poetry?
A: Walcott served as a Professor of poetry at the University of Essex until his death in 2017.
Q: What literary awards did Walcott win during his career?
A: During his career, Walcott won many literary awards including an Obie Award in 1971 for his play Dream on Monkey Mountain, a MacArthur Foundation "genius" award, a Royal Society of Literature Award, the Queen's Medal for Poetry, and the 2011 T. S. Eliot Prize for his book of poetry, White Egrets.
Q: When and where was Derek Walcott born?
A: Derek Walcott was born on January 23, 1930, in Castries, Saint Lucia.
Q: How old was Walcott when he died?
A: Walcott died at the age of 87 at his home in St. Lucia on March 17, 2017.
Q: What was Walcott's honorific post-nominal abbreviation?
A: Walcott's honorific post-nominal abbreviation was "OBE OCC."
