Talk:Derek Walcott

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A clearer reference to 'The Schooner 'Flight'' (1979) as a well-known work?

80.177.213.144 19:09, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)

PLAYS
In the first section, reference is made to an essay Walcott supposedly wrote in 1940. According to the birthdate above, this would make Walcott 10 years old when the essay was published. Something is wrong here, but I don't know what. WikiFanCMC 14:04, 18 April 2008 (CET)

I am interested in Walcott's plays. Can anyone help me find out which ones are the best out of the 40 odd he's written? ThePeg 16:22, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

I would certainly read his Haitian Trilogy, Ti-Jean, and Pantomime.

There is no discussion of the fact that he has been accused of sexual harrasment twice while being on the faculty of BU. This is well documented. BU also settled a sexual harrasment lawsuit for an undisclosed sum. Why is this not in his biography?

walcott is a inspiring man who has inspierd alot of people including me a 14 years old girl —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.50.69.3 (talk) 17:37, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Not much biography, is there?
The only biographical information about the man, apart from his works, is his name and the date and place of his birth.

The information on his father is semi-inaccurate. The article states he died before Derek and Roderick were born, but they were both 15 months old before he died. The source that is listed in the article says nothing on the father dying before their birth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.13.43.19 (talk) 19:53, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

I was trying to find out why the article on Trinidad and Tobago claims him as a Trinidadian. There is nothing in this article to shed light on this. Respectfully, SamBlob (talk) 18:56, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

He is not Trinidadian, though he has lived there before. He is Saint Lucian, as evidenced in his autobiographical poems Another Life, Omeros, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.121.86.216 (talk) 05:11, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

I agree that there should really be more biography here. Where did he go to school? How did he first come to prominence? What countries did he live in, and when? What about his family or upbringing?161.149.63.183 (talk) 00:52, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Ask DW about Omeros
Your chance to improve the article! On Wednesday 10th September 2008 at BBC Bush House at 16.00hrs, Derek Walcott will be talking about his epic poem Omeros on the BBC's World Book Club. If you would like to put a question to Derek Walcott about Omeros, email worldbookclub@bbc.co.uk. If you're in the UK, you can be part of the audience. After transmission the programme will be permanently available to "listen again" on the BBC website. EdQuine (talk) 15:27, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Did he really die. Nothing like this on bbc... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.129.15.181 (talk) 16:38, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Clyde and Theo
Is he related to them? 81.159.70.120 (talk)81.159.70.120 (talk) 07:17, 26 May 2009 (UTC) 07:17, 26 May 2009 (UTC) Ausseagull (talk) 07:18, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

"Smear campaign"
I amended the material on the recent anonymous distribution of details about the allegations of abuse so that it no longer has WP calling it a "smear campaign" - which really is not an NPOV term - but makes it clear that the sources referred to used the term. Kay Dekker (talk) 23:22, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

more on this
This was added to the article on Padel: "Padel's comportment in the affair was roundly criticized by a number of respected poets in a letter of support addressed to Walcott and published in the Times Literary Supplement" I removed it from there as it does not mention Padel at all in the source -  TLS Letters to the Editor 3rd June 2009 - modified, it might be for inclusion here if we accept letters to the TLS from prominents (I don't see why not, but maybe I'm unaware of a policy/guideline that says otherwise) But at the moment I see no logical place for it in the article except in the lead, which didn't garv me.--163.1.147.64 (talk) 20:19, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

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=TS Eliot Prize Winner=

the announcement is here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jan/24/ts-eliot-prize-derek-walcott if anyone is concerned ixo (talk) 19:56, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Controversies: Undue Weight
This section is almost longer than that devoted to Walcott's entire career, which seems to be WP:Undue Weight. It should be summarized, as much of the controversy was more of a self-referential media storm, prompted by the topic of sexual harassment and the role played by a woman poet in challenging a man. While the story is interesting, coverage in this article is out of proportion to the artistic work and accomplishments of Walcott's career. It seems a good example to use for "media storms" related to culture and gender wars, as several journalists commented on that aspect of it. Is there such a topic? Parkwells (talk) 19:10, 30 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Agreed. Most of it was added by a strong POV editor last year and then tempered down, but there's still too much of it. Span (talk) 21:31, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Article's Organization
I think this article could use an overhaul, particularly with regard to the way Walcott's career is documented. Does anyone think the article could be better organized? Also, I would like to add more organized literary criticism of his work (as well as snippets from book reviews, both positive and negative). Any thoughts?Jpcohen (talk) 04:12, 22 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I think it's a half decent article (re major events and ref'ing), but yes, it could use a close working over. Span (talk) 00:13, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

10th reference is a dead end, need someone who knows how to fix it.
Title says it all.JoshBM16 (talk) 12:04, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

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Selected tributes and obituaries
I have removed the list below from the main article, as it appeared unduly promotional, and did not add content. As external links, their contents probably don't add much beyond what would be present in a FA-class article. I am placing them here for use as selective rerources for content, not a laundry list of accolades.
 * Hilton Als, "Derek Walcott, A Mighty Poet, Has Died", The New Yorker, 17 March 2017.
 * Angela Barry, "Derek Walcott (1930-2017): a remembrance", The Royal Gazette (Bermuda), 25 March 2017.
 * BBC News, "Derek Walcott: St Lucia's Nobel laureate poet dies", 17 March 2017.
 * Herb Boyd, "A personal fragment of Derek Walcott", Amsterdam News, 23 March 2017.
 * Kwame Dawes, "For Derek Walcott 1930–2017", Stabroek News, 20 March 2017.
 * Elizabeth Flock, "Caribbean artists remember poet Derek Walcott", PBS Newshour, 20 March 2017.
 * Michael Glover, "Derek Walcott obituary: St Lucian Nobel Laureate and poet remembered", The Independent, 17 March 2017.
 * William Grimes, "Derek Walcott, Poet and Nobel Laureate of the Caribbean, Dies at 87", The New York Times, 17 March 2017.
 * Stephanie Hanes and Matt Schudel, "Derek Walcott, Nobel laureate whose poetry celebrated the Caribbean, dies at 87", The Washington Post, 17 March 2017.
 * "Derek Walcott tribute: Linton Kwesi Johnson reads Love After Love" – BBC Newsnight. YouTube.
 * Richard Lea, "Nobel laureate, poet and playwright Derek Walcott dead, aged 87", The Guardian, 17 March 2017.
 * Anita Sethi and Lawrence Scott, "Derek Walcott obituary", The Guardian, 17 March 2017.
 * Wole Soyinka, "Derek Walcott Embark On The Eternal Sea", Sahara Reporters, 18 March 2017.