Nobel Prize winner and famous West Indian literary writer, Derek Walcott was well known for his superb works on drama and poetry. His themes often transgress traditional boundaries that separated races, places, and languages ​​around the world. Derek Walcott aimed to explore cross-cultural ethnicity, politics, power and the history of places. A City's Death by Fire and A Far Cry from Africa are two examples of many poetry collections he had written. Both date back to the time he published his first collection of poems in his book titled “In a Green Night” (Davis 78). Derek Walcott's masterful exploration of themes and stories about race, culture, and history gave his poems a different feeling and experience. With a twin brother, Derek Walcott was born and raised in Castries, Saint Lucia. She was in the West Indies and there was also a sister named Pamela Walcott. Derek Walcott, of African and European descent, always reflects his colonial experience and history on the island through his poetry and literary works. His mother was a teacher who loved the arts and made sure he recited poetry throughout the house. His father was a painter and poet but had died at an early age from mastoiditis. Derek's family belonged to a Methodist community but was deeply influenced by the area's dominant Catholic traditions and beliefs established during France's colonialism (Goldstraw 80). With the factors and experiences that had influenced Derek's childhood and growth, Methodism and spirituality played a significant role and was evident from the beginning of Walcott's work. It has been said that Derek Walcott never separated prayer from his writings and poetry. Him... in the center of the paper... led by Derek Walcott. Chicago: University of ChicagoPress, 2009. Callahan, Lance. In the shadow of divine perfection. New York: Routledge, 2003. Davis, Viola Julia. Derek Walcott: a playwright. England: Intelek International, 2012. Gilbert, Helen. Postcolonial Dramas: An Anthology. New York: Psychology Press, 2001.Goldstraw, Irma. Derek Walcott: an annotated bibliography of his works. New York:Garland, 1984.Hamner, Robert D. Critical Perspectives on Derek Walcott. Colorado: Lynne RiennerPublisher, 1993. Ismond, Patricia. Abandoning Dead Metaphors: The Caribbean Phase of Derek Walcott's Poetry. Sta. Lucia: The University of the West Indies Press, 2001. Thieme John. Derek Walcott. New York: Manchester University Press, 1999. Walcott, D. and William Baer (1996). Conversations with Derek Walcott. Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1996.