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April 2017
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Campus Principal Professor Brian Copeland said Walcott was “a true Caribbean man, whose ties to Trinidad and Tobago in particular are familial and collegiate.” He also extended deepest condolences on behalf of the Campus to his family, in particular his two daughters, Professor Elizabeth Hackshaw, Deputy Dean of Graduate Studies and Research and Senior Lecturer, French Modern Languages and Linguistics, and Anna Walcott-Hardy, former Communications Manager and Editor of the “STAN” magazine. On April 3, the Alma Jordan Library launched a three-week exhibition, “A Glimpse into the Derek Walcott Collection.” The exhibition includes his correspondences; illustrations and paintings; and poetry, plays, essays and films. St. Augustine students of the UWI Socialist Student Conference commemorated Walcott and his work at a lunchtime gathering on March 20 titled “Derek Walcott and Our Caribbean: Bring Yuh Poems Dem and Come”. Walcott had an outstanding relationship with The UWI. In 2010 he was honoured by the University through a showcase of his work at a conference entitled “Interlocking Basins of a Globe.” In 2014 he launched the Derek Walcott Theatre Arts Scholarship, an annual award for theatre arts students. |
On March 17, 2017, Sir Derek Walcott, Nobel Prize-winning poet, playwright, dramatist, artist, critic and cultural and political commentator passed away at his home in St. Lucia. The St. Augustine Campus community joined with many others from around the globe to recognise this Caribbean giant who had such a powerful and lasting impact on the region and its art.