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I loved them as poets love the poetry that kills them, as drowned sailors the sea. - Derek Walcott
" "I loved them as poets love the poetry
that kills them, as drowned sailors the sea.
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About Derek Walcott
Derek Alton Walcott (born January 23, 1930 – March 17 2017) was a West Indian poet, playwright, writer and visual artist who wrote mainly in English. Born in Castries, St. Lucia, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992.
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Native Name:
Derek Alton Walcott
Alternative Names:
Sir Derek Alton Walcott
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