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St Lucian Poet Canisia Lubrin Wins OCM Bocas Best Book Prize
April 28, 2021
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A BOOK-LENGTH poem that the OCM Bocas prize for Caribbean Literature judges consider “post-colonial poetry at its best” has triumphed in the stakes for best book by a Caribbean writer published last year. The Dyzgraphxst by St Lucia-born poet Canisia Lubrin is the 2021 winner of the prize, which comes with an award of US$10,000 courtesy One Caribbean Media.
2021 winner of the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, Canisia Lubrin. – Photo courtesy Bocas Lit Fest
It is the second consecutive year that a poet has won the international annual award for Caribbean writing, and the fourth poetry win in the 11-year history of the prize. Lubrin is the third St Lucia-born writer to win the overall prize, all for poetry. The other two are Derek Walcott in 2011 and Vladimir Lucien in 2015.