Derek Walcott’s poetry is deeply rooted in the interconnected themes of memory and belonging, reflecting the complex historical, cultural, and personal realities of the Caribbean. As a postcolonial poet from Saint Lucia, Walcott explores how individuals and societies attempt to reconstruct their identities after centuries of colonial domination, slavery, displacement, and cultural fragmentation. His poetry reveals that memory is not merely a recollection of the past but a powerful force in shaping identity, while belonging is presented as a continuous search rather than a fixed destination. Memory in Walcott’s poetry is closely associated with history, especially the forgotten or suppressed histories of the Caribbean. Colonial narratives often erased the voices of indigenous peoples and enslaved Africans, leaving behind fragmented cultural memories. Walcott seeks to recover these silenced histories through poetic imagination. Rather than accepting official historical records, he reconstructs the past by combining myths, oral traditions, personal experiences, and natural landscapes. This approach challenges colonial versions of history and gives dignity to marginalized communities. In poems such as *The Sea Is History*, Walcott transforms the sea into a symbolic archive of collective memory. The sea contains the untold stories of enslaved Africans who crossed the Atlantic during the Middle Passage and those who lost their lives in the process. By presenting the sea as history itself, Walcott argues that the Caribbean’s past cannot always be found in written documents but