The Bounty by Derek Walcott

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A collection of verse, including a long sequence in memory of the poet's mother and a series dedicated to the poet Joseph Brodsky. Although many of the poems chronicle Walcott's visits to Europe, his native island of St Lucia is of central importance to the collection.

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The Bounty by Derek Walcott

A collection of verse, including a long sequence in memory of the poet's mother and a series dedicated to the poet Joseph Brodsky. Although many of the poems chronicle Walcott's visits to Europe, his native island of St Lucia is of central importance to the collection.
Derek Walcott was born in St Lucia, in the West Indies, in 1930. The author of many plays and books of poetry, most recently White Egrets (2010), he was awarded the Queen's Medal for Poetry in 1988, and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992.
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ISBN 13 9780571191307
ISBN 10 0571191304
Title The Bounty
Author Derek Walcott
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 1997-07-07
Number of pages 96
Prizes Short-listed for T S Eliot Prize 1997
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.