Poet and playwright Derek Walcott , who won the Nobel Prize for
Literature in 1992, talks to
David Dabydeen about the events and issues that have influenced his life and work. Much of his writing is rooted in the Caribbean, and he talks particularly about the experience of living in St Lucia - where the programme was recorded - and the impact of history on the islands of the region. He also introduces readings from his own and other writers' poetry and prose. Producer Tony Phillips