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...FORTUNATE TRAVELLER by Derek Walcott; Farrar Straus Giroux; 99 pages; $11.95. Travel brochures sensibly omit certain details about the Caribbean. In his sixth book of poems, Derek Walcott corrects the sunny picture...
...Walcott, 52, was born in St. Lucia and still lives part of each year in Trinidad. He brings a highly developed poetic skill to bear on underdeveloped areas. His point of view is both privileged and painful: "I accept my function as a colonial upstart at the end of an empire, a single, circling, homeless satellite." The upstart has not lacked for recognition; last year Walcott received an award from the John D. and Catherine MacArthur Foundation that will yield him $48,000 annually for five years. Yet estrangement is not a matter of finances: "I am thinking...
However, if large numbers of students stop eating or drinking a product, "Obviously we're not going to put out food that's not going to be eaten," Benjamin H. Walcott, assistant director of food services, said this week, adding, "I guess that's the best way for students to express their opinion...
Benjamin J. Walcott, assistant director of food services, said yesterday the University does "not take stands on boycotts on products," adding that purchases are based on food quality and price...
...going to put out food that's not going to be eaten," agreed Walcott. "I guess that's the best way for students to go about expressing their opinion," he added...