Louise Bennett-Coverley
Louise Bennett-Coverley | |
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Bennett performing at the Anacostia Neighbourhood Museum's Jamaica Festival in Washington, D.C., 1969 | |
| Born | Louise Simone Bennett 7 September 1919 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Died | 26 July 2006 (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Resting place | National Heroes Park (Kingston, Jamaica) |
| Pen name | Miss Lou |
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| Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Years active | 1945–1999 |
| Spouse |
Eric Winston Coverley
(m. 1954; died 2002) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Genres | Folklore |
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| missloujamaica | |
Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss Lou OM, OJ, MBE (7 September 1919 – 26 July 2006), was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, actress, writer, and educator. Writing and performing her poems in Jamaican Patois or Creole, Bennett worked to preserve the practice of presenting poetry, folk songs and stories in patois ("nation language"), establishing the validity of local languages for literary expression.