1919 - 2006
Louise Bennett-Coverley Jamaican Writer
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Details
| First Name |
Louise
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| Last Name |
Bennett-Coverley
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| Birthday |
7th September, 1919
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| Birthplace |
Kingston, Jamaic
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| Died |
26th July, 2006
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| Place of Death |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
Jamaican
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| Occupation Text |
Poet, folklorist, writer, educator
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| Occupation |
Writer
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| Year(s) Active |
1945–1999
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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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