Enric Casasses i Figueres (

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, 1951) is a

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poet who writes in the

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. Casasses published his first two books of poetry, ''La bragueta encallada'' (1972) and ''La cosa aquella'' (1982), in alternative editions. In 1991, Casasses published a second edition of ''La cosa aquella''. Casasses has written over 25 books of poetry and received awards for: ''No hi érem'' ( Premi de la Crítica in 1993), ''Calç'' (Premi Carles Riba in 1996) and ''Plaça Raspall'' (Premi Joan Alcover in 1998).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Casasses, Enric Spanish male poets Writers from Barcelona 1951 births Living people 20th-century Spanish poets 21st-century Spanish poets