Hemayel Martina, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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CuraƧao poet
Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1990
Date of Death: 29-Jan-2011
Profession: poet
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Hemayel Martina
- Hemayel Michael Anthony Martina (24 October 1990 ā 29 January 2011) was a CuraƧaoan poet.
- While studying at the International School of CuraƧao, the 17-year-old Martina started writing poems addressed to young people.
- Later, these were collected in a book, with each poem appearing side-by-side in both Papiamento and English.
- The book has two titles: Ansestro PreokupĆ” SosegĆ” (Papiamento) and Worried Ancestor Rest in Peace (English).
- The poems explore politics, music, sports, and various personalities who have made important contributions to Martina's homeland of CuraƧao.After residing for a while in Leiden, Netherlands, and continuing his university education at Webster University in Leiden, he toured CuraƧao with musician and friend Levi Silvanie.
- They performed at various venues combining poetry with Silvanie's music.
- They both organized a night of poetry and music on local television.
- He also toured South Africa in December 2010.On 29 January 2011, while touring CuraƧao, he died from injuries suffered in a car crash.
- He was buried in CuraƧao.
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