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Poet and professor at Cornell University.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The beauty and tragedy of the Caribbean, as captured by poet Derek Walcott Nobel Prize-winning poet Derek Walcott died this morning at his home in St. Lucia, at age 87. He was one of the Caribbean’s leading voices in poetry and drama. He also painted. His work evoked the complex life of the Caribbean: its natural beauty and the influence of colonialism.
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