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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."
Awards & recognition
- Preis der Stadt Münster für Europäische Poesie · 2013
- PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award · 2005
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards · 2004
- Prix Laure Bataillon · 2002
- honorary doctorate of the University of Alcala · 1994
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- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1992
- Heinemann Award · 1983
- Cholmondeley Award · 1969
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal — Poetry
- MacArthur Fellows Program
- Musgrave Medal
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- Order of Merit
- star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
- T. S. Eliot Prize
- Tony Award — Best Original Score · 1998 · nominated
