Massillon coicou biography

Haitian politician and writer

Massillon Coicou (Haitian Creole: Masiyon Kwakou, 9 October – 15 March ^[1]) was a Haitian poet, novelist, playwright, and politician.

Born in Port-au-Prince, Coicou was educated in a Catholic school for boys. He was appointed as the Haitian Chargé d'Affaires Étrangères for the Haitian Republic^[2] in France, where several of his works were published.

Opposed to the presidency of Pierre Nord Alexis, Coicou publicly announced his intentions to overthrow Nord Alexis' government. He and his two brothers were subsequently executed by the President's orders on the night of 14–15 March ^[3]

Major works

Poésies Nationales

Published in in Paris by V.

Goupy et Jourdan, Massillon Coicou's first collection of poetry earned him the nickname the "barde nationale," particularly because the collection features an exhaustive number of poems dedicated to Haitian national heroes such as Toussaint Louverture,