Derek Walcott reading, The University of Iowa, September 13, 2002

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Title: Derek Walcott reading, The University of Iowa, September 13, 2002
Creator: Walcott, Derek
Contributor: Merrill, Christopher
Contributor: University of Iowa. International Writing Program
Creator Note: Virgin Islander
Date Created: 2002-09-13
Description: Christopher Merrill introduces the Nobel Prize-winning poet, Derek Walcott. Walcott describes the process of writing his epic poem Omeros, and then reads from Omeros. He discusses themes of post-colonial idenity evoked in Omeros. He explains the historical background of Tiepolo's Hound, a collection of poems about Carribean artist Camille Pissarro. He reads a selection of poems from that book, then takes questions from the audience.
Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Authors
Writing
Subjects (Local): Topics: New formalism in poetry
epic poetry
exile
Caribbean history
St. Lucia
Caribbean Art
Camille Pissarro
post-colonial identity
African diaspora
Chaka Zulu
Subjects: Persons: Pissarro, Camille, 1830-1903
Walcott, Derek
Subject: Time: 2000-2010
Subject: Place: Saint Lucia
Africa
Physical Description: 01:20:00
Digitization Specifications: Originally recorded on audio cassette and converted to wav and mp3 files. Master digital recording available in .wav format.
Date Digital: 2009-05-04
Rights Management: Educational use only, no other rights given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
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File name: AC-17.mp3
Item Type (DCMI): Sound
Item Type (AAT): broadcastss
dramatic readings
interviews
Item Type (IMT): mpeg