A Peculiar Poet, by Angela Brown
An actor who used meter to compose sound and diction;
A blind man who sculpted images from his imagination;
A musician who listened carefully for the notes through sound.
He was an activist who spoke wisely on the pain of containment;
Derek used his voice to paint the image of delusion;
He wisely opposed the media with provoking thoughts of allusion.
A strayed by bondage, he died a stranger to his homeland
For his vision of the world economy was carefully foretold the truth,
Derek Walcott was a poet activist who followed all the rules.