[NEohioPAL] Celebrate the life and work of St. Lucian Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott at Karamu House August 17th.

[millie keating via NEohioPAL]

 Please 
join us for the Cleveland Premier of "Poetry is an 
Island," 
a 
beautiful new feature documentary about the life 
and

work of 
St. 
Lucian Nobel Laureate poet, 
playwright and painter Derek Walcott at Karamu 
House on Sunday, August 
17th, 
from 2 to 5 
pm. 
 
Derek 
was born on a small Caribbean island of African, 
English 
and 
Dutch descent, raised by his single 
mother after his father 
died, 
self published his first book of poems and went on 
to 
become 
a world renowned writer/artist 
reaching the level of 
Nobel 
Laureate. 
 
The 
program will include live St. Lucian Steelpan music, a 
reading from the Derek Walcott 
play "Dream on Monkey Island," 
images 
of 
Derek 
Walcott's and his son Peter Walcott's paintings 

and an 
80 
minute feature documentary about Derek Walcott's 
poetry 
and life in St Lucia followed 
by 
a 
live Skype Q&A interview 

with 
the director of the film, 
Ms. 
Ida Does, from The Netherlands.
 
Tickets 
at the door ($12) All proceeds going to Karamu House.
We hope 
to see you there.
 
"Poetry is an Island" flyer 
attached. Please help spread the word.
 
Sponsored by the 
the 
Anisfield-Wolf Book 
Awards, presented by the 
Cleveland 
Foundation
http://www.anisfield-wolf.org/2014/07/derek-walcott-documentary-poetry-is-an-island-to-pre 
miere-at-karamu-house/
 
  
More about the 
film:
  
"Derek Walcott, Poetry is an island, 
is a feature documentary film about 
Nobel 
laureate, poet, playwright, and visual 
artist, Derek Alton Walcott 
(1930). 
The 
film depicts an intimate portrait of Walcott, as 
we visit his art 
studio, 
his childhood home, and his current residence in St. Lucia. It 
also 
includes 
exclusive archive material from the Nobel Prize Festivities in 1992. 

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, 
this 
film is 
about Walcott’s poetry.
 
Derek 
Walcott grew up in St. Lucia–Castries–in a small family. His father 

died when 
he was 
very young, and so, Derek, his twin brother Roderick, 
and their 
sister Pamela, were raised by their single mother. 
Walcott is of 
African, 
English and Dutch descent. He grew up in an artistic ambiance, 

his 
father being a painter and writer, and his mother–a teacher–encouraging 

him from 
early on to write poetry.
 
In 
Poetry is an island  we share Caribbean moments with Walcott 
as we 
visit 
some of 
his favorite places, his studio, and St. Lucia home. We travel 
through 
St. Lucia and encounter childhood friends whose ‘lives 
became 
poetry’ 
through Walcott’s work. We discover the anger and frustration 
that 
the poet 
holds against the downtime of the arts as he talks to us about 
the 
meaning 
of poetry to him personally, and about the significance of art 
for 
humanity. 
Family members reveal some of the poet’s life challenges, and 

people 
who have worked with him speak frankly about their experiences 
with 
Walcott. Poetry is an island is an intimate portrait of the man, 
the poet, 
and son 
of the Caribbean: Derek Walcott."
 
www.walcottfilm.com 
 		 	   		  
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