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The poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013 / selected by Glyn Maxwell.

By: Walcott, Derek [author.]Contributor(s): Maxwell, Glyn, 1962- [editor.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Faber & Faber, 2014Description: xii, 617 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780571313808 (hbk.) :Uniform titles: Poems. Selections Subject(s): Literature | LiteratureDDC classification: 811.5'4 Summary: This collection draws from every stage of the poet's storied career. Across 65 years, Walcott has grappled with the themes that have defined his work as they have defined his life: the unsolvable riddle of identity; the painful legacy of colonialism on his native Caribbean island of St. Lucia; the mysteries of faith and love and the natural world; the Western canon, celebrated and problematic; the trauma of growing old, of losing friends, family, one's own memory.
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Includes index.

This collection draws from every stage of the poet's storied career. Across 65 years, Walcott has grappled with the themes that have defined his work as they have defined his life: the unsolvable riddle of identity; the painful legacy of colonialism on his native Caribbean island of St. Lucia; the mysteries of faith and love and the natural world; the Western canon, celebrated and problematic; the trauma of growing old, of losing friends, family, one's own memory.

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