Louise Bennett-Coverley
(1919-2006)
Jamaican writer, folklorist and educator
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Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss Lou, OM, OJ, MBE (7 September 1919 – 26 July 2006) was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, 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.
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7 September 1919 Kingston, Jamaic
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26 July 2006 (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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