Tag: Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry
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Theresa Lola wins Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2025
Theresa Lola’s poetry collection was declared the winner of the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2025 on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry is awarded by Arrowsmith Press, in conjunction with Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and The Walcott Festival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. It is awarded to a full-length book of poems by…
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Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2025 finalists announced
The Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2025 finalists were announced on Monday, July 28, 2025. Here are the writers of African descent among them. The Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry is awarded by Arrowsmith Press, in conjunction with Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and The Walcott Festival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. It is awarded to a full-length book…
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Romeo Oriogun on Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2024 shortlist
Romeo Oriogun’s poetry collection The Gathering of Bastards is on the shortlist for the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2024 announced on July 1, 2024. The Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry is awarded by Arrowsmith Press, in conjunction with Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and The Walcott Festival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Worth $2,000, it is awarded to…
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Tawanda Mulalu is Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2023 finalist.
Tawanda Mulalu is a finalist of the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2023; the announcement was made on Thursday, August 24, 2023. The Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry is awarded by Arrowsmith Press, in conjunction with Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and The Walcott Festival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. It is awarded to a full-length book of poems…
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Saddiq Dzukogi, Lorna Goodison on Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 22 shortlist
Saddiq Dzukogi and Lorna Goodison are on the shortlist for the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2022 announced on July 20, 2022. The Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry is awarded by Arrowsmith Press, in conjunction with Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and The Walcott Festival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. It is awarded to a full-length book of poems…