Omeros

Omeros (1990) is the epic work of poetry by Derek Walcott. This epic poem helped Walcott win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992. The title refers to the Greek myths about Homer.  The poem refers to characters in the Iliad and Odyssey. But the poem is set on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia where Walcott was born.  

The three-hundred-page epic describes modern Caribbean life. Walcott's heroes are ordinary men and women who live in the modern world.

 Related pages 
 Caribbean poetry
 Epic poetry

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Category:Epic poems
Category:Nobel Prize in Literature winners
Category:1992 books
Category:Saint Lucia