The Isle Is Full of Noises

Category
LITERATURE - MAJOR WORKS

Language
ENGLISH

At 14, Walcott published his first poem, a Miltonic, religious poem, in the newspaper The Voice of St Lucia. An English Catholic priest condemned the Methodist-inspired poem as blasphemous in a response printed in the newspaper.[6] By 19, Walcott had self-published his first two collections with the aid of his mother, who paid for the printing: 25 Poems . He sold copies to his friends and covered the costs.[12] He later commented:

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