Carl-Henry Cadet is a Haitian writer, economist and cultural curator exploring migration, memory, ecology and belonging through poetry, research and multidisciplinary cultural projects.
Haiti is not only a country to be explained. It is a place from which to explain the world.
Across economics and art, I create language, encounters and institutions that connect Haitian and diasporic perspectives to the defining questions of our time.
01 / Selected work
Ideas made public.
Public thought2026
Why Haiti Still Matters to the Future of Global Justice
A framework for reading debt, sovereignty, climate vulnerability and international order from the experience of the world’s first Black republic.
Talk · Essay · Framework
Poetry & performanceBerlin
CHITA — Assieds-toi dans la mangrove
A multilingual meditation on the mangrove as teacher: rooted and mobile, protective and porous, surviving through relation.
Poem · Sound · Live work
Cultural institutionCo-founder
Choublak Kolektiv
A Haitian diaspora cultural collective creating encounters with Haiti’s histories, literature, arts and contemporary imagination.
Curation · Partnerships · Public programs
Public cultureBerlin
Afro-descendent Book Club
Literary conversations and poetic gatherings that bring writers, readers and diasporic thought into a shared public space.
Moderation · Literature · Community
02 / Signature idea
The Mangrove Method
A developing framework for thinking about belonging, resilience and institutional life through the intelligence of the mangrove.
01Root across worlds
Belonging can be plural without becoming shallow.
02Build through relation
Durability comes from interdependence, not isolation.
03Protect the vulnerable edge
Strong systems shelter life where pressures collide.
04Turn difficulty into habitat
Adverse conditions can generate new forms of life.
05Grow patiently, visibly
Lasting institutions take root before they seek scale.
03 / Collaborate
For institutions seeking depth, clarity and encounter.
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Speaking & moderation
Keynotes, panels and public conversations on Haiti, global justice, diaspora, ecology and belonging.
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Cultural curation
Concept development and programming across literature, film, performance and multidisciplinary public culture.
03
Research & writing
Essays, briefs and commissioned analysis connecting economics, history and cultural interpretation.
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The Mangrove Method
Talks and workshops for teams navigating identity, institutional resilience and change across borders.
Between disciplines. Across borders. Rooted in Haiti.
Carl-Henry Cadet is a Haitian writer, economist and cultural curator based in Berlin. Raised across Haiti and the United States, with experiences spanning Europe, China and the Middle East, he brings a distinctly transnational lens to questions of development, memory and justice.
He holds an MSc in International Economics and Management and a BSc in Economics and Finance. His work moves between empirical research and poetic inquiry, bringing each into conversation with the other.
He is co-founder of Choublak Kolektiv, the Afro-descendent Book Club and Edikasyon se Richès. His current projects explore mangroves as a method for belonging, Haiti’s place in global justice, and the institutions diasporas can build.
