Ministry of Culture :

"The South East is in mourning and more particularly the city of Jacmel with the sad news of the death of the writer and poet Maurice-Cadet which occurred at his home on the night of Friday May 29 around 10:30 p.m.

He was one of the two founding members, still alive, of the Célie-Lamour high school (March 1956), and the designer of the tie fastened to the bodice of the uniform worn by the young girls of the said establishment and also the initiator of the carnival students at Jacmel. In this painful and sad circumstance, the Departmental Directorate of the MCC of the South-East sends its sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of the deceased affected by this mourning. That his soul rests in peace !" Pascarin Raymond, Departmental Director of the Ministry of Culture (South-East).

Jacmel Town Hall :

"The town hall of Jacmel learned with deep sadness, the distressing news of the sudden disappearance of the writer Maurice Cadet, our monument to the Jacmelian poetry eloquent speaker and friend.

"In this painful circumstance, the Municipal Council presents its sympathies to the family of the deceased, to his collaborators at the Maurice Cadet cultural center and to all those affected by this mourning. Peace and rest to his Soul !"

National Book Directorate :

"The National Book Directorate salutes the departure of the writer and professor Maurice Cadet, who died at his home in Jacmel, on May 29, 2020. At this painful moment, the General Management sends its sympathies to his grieving family, his friends and to the Haitian literary community."

Find out more about Maurice Cadet :

Maurice Cadet poet, short story writer and essayist was born on June 20, 1933 in Jacmel. He had lived in Alma in Lac-Saint-Jean (Quebec, Canada) since 1967. Before his arrival in Quebec, he taught in Port-au-Prince, in Jacmel, as well as in Zaire.

From 1967 to 1971, he worked as a teacher at L'Externat classique d'Alma and at Collège du Lac-Saint-Jean. From 1971 to 1995, he was professor of literature and literary creation at Cégep d'Alma.

Works

1989 : Turbulence (poésie)

1990 : Chalè piman

1991 : Haute dissidence

1991 : Sortilège sonore

1992 : Itinéraires d'un enchantement

1994 : Le saltimbanque apprivoisé

1994 : Réjouissances

1994 : Soleil levé

1996 : Chronique de gestes

1996 : L’Illusoire éternité de l’été

1996 : Réjouissances

1997 : La fin des sapotilles

1997 : L'insaisissable interférence

1998 : Cocorico pour un combat royal

1998 : Zabelle et les deux mondes

1999 : Tambour battant

2018 : Errances canailles

2018 : Ondes vagabondes

2018 : Cicatrices

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