The Quest for Caribbean Identities: Postcolonial Conflicts and Cross-Cultural Fertilization in Derek Walcott’s Poetry

• Published in: AmeriQuests Vol. 7; no. 1
• Main Author: Douillet, Catherine M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 02.02.2010

This paper investigates how the political merges with the literary in Derek Walcott’s poetry, using the poems “A Latin Primer” and “The Light of the World” as primary examples. In these two poems, Walcott explores the colonial wounds of the Caribbean region and the various consequences of colonialis...