Properties (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Poet
Playwright |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Boston_University
gptkb:University_of_Alberta |
| gptkbp:awardedBy |
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Literature_Award
gptkb:T.S._Eliot_Prize Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Edinburgh Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_West_Indies Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Alberta Chancellor_of_the_University_of_the_West_Indies |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1930-01-23
|
| gptkbp:bornIn |
gptkb:Saint_Lucia
|
| gptkbp:child |
gptkb:Peter_Walcott
gptkb:Derek_Walcott_Jr. gptkb:Anna_Walcott Elizabeth_Walcott |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
2017-03-17
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_the_West_Indies
|
| gptkbp:field |
Literature
Theatre |
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:The_Trinidad_Theatre_Workshop
The Walcott Festival |
| gptkbp:genre |
Drama
Poetry |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Derek Walcott
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkb:Langston_Hughes gptkb:W._H._Auden gptkb:Pablo_Neruda |
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
Postcolonial literature
Caribbean_literature |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Exploring themes of identity
Exploring themes of family Exploring themes of loss Exploring themes of love Exploring themes of memory Exploring themes of belonging Exploring themes of nature Exploring themes of culture Exploring themes of history Exploring themes of colonialism Exploring themes of migration Exploring themes of race Exploring themes of conflict Exploring themes of transformation Exploring themes of art Exploring themes of hope Exploring themes of community Exploring themes of resilience Exploring themes of spirituality Exploring themes of tradition Exploring themes of modernity Exploring themes of creativity Exploring themes of despair Exploring themes of discovery Exploring themes of expression Exploring themes of journey Exploring themes of myth Exploring themes of reconciliation |
| gptkbp:language |
English
Creole |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Saint_Lucian
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Omeros
Dream on Monkey Mountain The Bounty |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
Castries
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Saint_Lucia
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Margaret_Walcott
|
| gptkbp:winner |
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
|