Interlocking Basins of a Globe: Essays on Derek Walcott

Ranging from a discussion of Derek Walcott’s earliest poetry in Twenty-Five Poems to his most recent collections that explore the encroachment of old age, this anthology of critical essays is the most up-to-date on Walcott’s entire oeuvre: poetry, plays, and prose. The contributors are predominantly, though not exclusively, Caribbean-based, ensuring that, while Walcott’s position as a cosmopolitan poet is celebrated, the Caribbean—and St. Lucia specifically—is seen as the source to which hi...