Nobel laureate Derek Walcott, Caribbean poet, dies at 87

CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP) — Derek Walcott, a Nobel-prize winning poet known for capturing the essence of his native Caribbean, has died on the island of St. Lucia. He was 87. Walcott’s death in the eastern Caribbean nation was first confirmed early Friday by his son, Peter. “Derek Alton Walcott, poet, playwright, and painter died […]