St Lucian-born Derek Walcott was a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. He was awarded the honor in 1992 for his outstanding works of poetry and theatre production that led him to superstardom. He even won a McArthur Fellowship aka the “genius grant” along the way. Walcott has been credited with being one of the most technically acute literary pioneers of the 20th century and we discuss his contributions in today’s episode.

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