Georges Castera
{{Short description|Haitian poet and writer (1936–2020)}}
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| birth_date = 27 December 1936
| birth_place = Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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| death_place = Pétion-Ville, Haiti
| nationality = Haitian
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Georges Castera (27 December 1936 – 24 January 2020) was a Haitian poet and writer.{{cite web|url=https://www.haitilibre.com/article-29852-haiti-social-deces-de-l-illustre-poete-haitien-georges-castera-fils.html|title=Haïti - Social : Décès de l'illustre poète haïtien Georges Castera fils|date=25 January 2020|work=Haiti Libre|language=French}}{{cite web|url=https://rezonodwes.com/2020/01/24/le-celebre-poete-haitien-georges-castera-est-mort-a-83-ans/|title=Le célèbre poète haïtien Georges Castera est mort à 83 ans|date=24 January 2020|work=Rezo Nòdwes|language=French}} He was a founding member of the Association des écrivains haïtiens and the Atelier Jeudi Soir. He wrote in French, Haitian Creole, and Spanish. He is the uncle of german-haitian Rap Poet Frederik Torch Hahn.
Works
=Poetry in Haitian Creole=
- Klou gagit (1965)
- Bwa mitan (1970)
- Panzou (1970)
- Konbèlann (1976)
- Jak Roumen (1977)
- Biswit leta (1978)
- Zèb atè (1980)
- Trip fronmi (1984)
- Pye pou pye (1986)
- Dan Zòrèy (1986)
- Gate Priyè (1990)
- A wòd pòte (1993)
- Rèl (1995)
- Filalang (2000)
- Jòf (2001)
- Blengendeng bleng ! (2006)
- Pwenba (2012)
- Gout pa gout (2012)
- Rabouch (2012)
=Poetry in French=
- Retour à l’arbre (1974)
- Ratures d’un miroir (1992)
- Les Cinq lettres (1992)
- Quasi parlando (1993)
- Voix de tête (1996)
- Brûler (1999)
- Le Trou du souffleur (2006)
- L’Encre est ma demeure (2006)
- Choses de mer sur blessures d’encre (2010)
- Attention peinture ! (2013)
- Premiers poèmes en français de Georges Castera fils (2013)
=Theatre=
- Tanbou Tibout-la bout (1970)
- Montage théâtral à caractère de mural (1971)
- Lèt ak sitron (1980)
- Boulva Jan Jak Desalin (1987)
- Au coeur de la nuit (1988)
References
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Category:20th-century Haitian poets
Category:21st-century Haitian poets
Category:Haitian Creole-language writers
Category:Haitian writers in French
Category:Writers from Port-au-Prince