René Depestre
Haitian poet and former communist activist · France · On the map · Writers · Born 1926 · age 100
René Depestre is a Haitian-French poet and former communist activist. He is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. He lived in Cuba as an exile from the Duvalier regime for many years and was a founder of the Casa de las Américas publishing house. He is best known for his poetry.
René Depestre is read about 113 times a day, in 18 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 115 days, one point a day.
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2026Prix Goncourt de la PoésieAward2024Roger Caillois PrixAward2016Grand prix de littérature de la SGDLAward1998Grand Prix de PoésieAwardPrix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-MondeAward1995Guggenheim FellowshipAward1994Amic PrizeAward1993Prix Guillaume ApollinaireAward1991Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetryAward1988Prix RenaudotAward1982Prix Goncourt de la nouvelleAward1926Born29 August 1926
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Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
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Born 1926 · age 100
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What they share with René
Niyi OsundareBoth received Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetryMazisi KuneneBoth received Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetryVera DuarteBoth received Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetry
Tomás Gutiérrez AleaAlso in Memories of Underdevelopment (1968)
Daisy GranadosAlso in Memories of Underdevelopment (1968)
Sergio CorrieriAlso in Memories of Underdevelopment (1968)