She was born in the Commewijne District.[1] During the 1970s, she was a member of the Surinamese women's group Sranan S'ma Abi Wan Oso. Her work first appeared in the 1981 anthology Tide tamara, Dichten voor het volk. Raalte moved to Utrecht in 1986. In 1989, she published her first collection of poems Akwenda / Streven. That was followed by Ma Awitya in 1997. Both works also appeared in Dutch.[2] Celestine Raalte has published both in Dutch as Sranan Tongo.[3]
Her work has also appeared in various magazines and in the 1995 anthology Spiegel van de Surinaamse poëzie. Raalte also wrote a play Witte de Witlaan 25.[2]
In 1997, she received the Kwakoe Award for her contribution to Surinamese art. She has received the Zami [nl] Award twice: once for her fashion designs in 1999 and once for her poetry in 2000. In 2002, she received the Gaanman Gazon Matodja Award [nl].[2] In 2010, she was named an Officer in the Surinamese Honorary Order of the Yellow Star.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Biografie". Celestine Raalte.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^"De geest van Waraku". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1993.
^"Schrijvers gedecoreerd". Caraïbische Uitzicht (in Dutch). November 29, 2010.
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celestine, raalte, november, 1948, writer, performance, artist, from, suriname, living, netherlands, born, 1948, november, 1948, commewijne, district, surinamenationalitydutchgenrepoetry, play, born, commewijne, district, during, 1970s, member, surinamese, wom. Celestine Raalte 12 November 1948 is a writer and performance artist from Suriname living in the Netherlands Celestine RaalteBorn 1948 11 12 12 November 1948 age 75 Commewijne District SurinameNationalityDutchGenrepoetry play She was born in the Commewijne District 1 During the 1970s she was a member of the Surinamese women s group Sranan S ma Abi Wan Oso Her work first appeared in the 1981 anthology Tide tamara Dichten voor het volk Raalte moved to Utrecht in 1986 In 1989 she published her first collection of poems Akwenda Streven That was followed by Ma Awitya in 1997 Both works also appeared in Dutch 2 Celestine Raalte has published both in Dutch as Sranan Tongo 3 Her work has also appeared in various magazines and in the 1995 anthology Spiegel van de Surinaamse poezie Raalte also wrote a play Witte de Witlaan 25 2 In 1997 she received the Kwakoe Award for her contribution to Surinamese art She has received the Zami nl Award twice once for her fashion designs in 1999 and once for her poetry in 2000 In 2002 she received the Gaanman Gazon Matodja Award nl 2 In 2010 she was named an Officer in the Surinamese Honorary Order of the Yellow Star 4 References edit Biografie Celestine Raalte nl in Dutch Retrieved 25 May 2020 a b c Celestine Raalte iPoetry in Dutch De geest van Waraku Digital Library for Dutch Literature in Dutch 1993 Schrijvers gedecoreerd Caraibische Uitzicht in Dutch November 29 2010 External links editCelestine Raalte nl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Celestine Raalte amp oldid 1151261457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
