Derek Walcott, home in St Lucia, paid a visit to the Grow Well Centre library, to the delight of children and volunteers alike. In the photo above (published in the St Lucia Star), little Faith Danzie looks through children’s coloring sheets because she wants to show the famous poet and watercolor artist her “paintings.”
Grow Well board member Paul Lorde briefed the Nobel laureate on the upcoming Young Poets Competition which invites children under 18 who attend school or live in the Gros Islet district (where Walcott’s home is) to write a short poem on a theme dear to Walcott’s heart. The competition honors Walcott’s 80th birthday and closes March 16th.
Entry forms are available at schools throughout Gros Islet, at Sunshine Bookshop and at Grow Well Centre in Gros Islet. Prizes include digital cameras, cell phones, vouchers at Sunshine bookshop and Digicel, and special copies of Walcott’s Selected Poems. The Landings is the main sponsor. A grand award ceremony is planned for March 25th at the Gros Islet Secondary School in Beausejour.
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