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René Depestre

Haitian poet and former communist activist

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    Born 1926
  • Known for
    Memories of Underdevel…
    1968
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Updated 2026-06-09

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.

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Source confidence65.0
Completeness65.0
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