Description
A luminous collection of poems rooted in the Caribbean, *Sea Grapes* explores the tensions between exile and belonging, freedom and responsibility, and the pull of home. Drawing on classical mythology—particularly the figure of Odysseus—Derek Walcott places ancient stories in conversation with the islands’ landscapes, histories, and the lasting wounds of colonialism. Richly musical and vividly image-driven, the poems move between personal longing, cultural memory, and the beauty and burden of inheritance. The collection showcases Walcott’s distinctive ability to unite the intimate and the epic in a searching meditation on identity and return.
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paperback
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published Jan 1, 1976
83 pages
ISBN: 0374255245
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Details
First Published
1976
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Sea Grapes by Derek Walcott.