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Derek Walcott

From 1985:

To live next door to Walcott, even for a week is to understand how he has managed to be so productive over the years. A prodigious worker, he often starts at about 4:30 in the morning and continues until he has done a four- or five-hour stint—by the time most people are getting up for the day.

Read more in Derek Walcott on the necessity of ritual

Posted on April 06, 2020 in **From the Newsletter**, Early Risers, Writers |

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