Walcott, Derek Alton

US (St. Lucian-born) dramatist and poet

wrote plays "Ione" 1957, "The Joker of Seville" 1978, "O Babylon!" 1978, "The Odyssey" 1992, epic poem "Omeros" 1990, poetry collection "The Bounty" 1997

with Paul Simon, co-wrote musical "The Capeman" 1998

Nobel Prize in Literature 1992