Georges Castera

{{Short description|Haitian poet and writer (1936–2020)}}

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| birth_date = 27 December 1936

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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