The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948–2013

by Derek Walcott

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'He gives us more than himself or 'a world'; he gives us a sense of infinity embodied in the language.' Alongside Joseph Brodsky's words of praise one might mention the more concrete honours that the renowned poet Derek Walcott has received: a MacArthur Fellowship; the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry; the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013 draws from every stage of the poet's storied career. Here are examples of his very earliest work, like 'In My Eighteenth Year,' published when the poet himself was still a teenager; his first widely celebrated verse, like...Read more
  • ISBN10 0571313809
  • ISBN13 9780571313808
  • Publish Date 6 February 2014 (first published 21 January 2014)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 23 September 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Faber & Faber
  • Edition Main
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 640
  • Language English