Celebrating the legendary Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley on her 106th birthday! She is a true cultural icon who gave voice to Jamaican patois and uplifted our heritage through poetry, performance, and pride.  #MissLou #JamaicanIcon #CulturalHeroine #roots961fm | ROOTS RADIO 96.1 FM | Facebook

Born September 7, 1919, Louise Bennett Coverley, ‘Miss Lou’ was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, cultural icon and educator. Through her poems in Jamaican patois, she raised the dialect of the Jamaican folk to a level of art. She died in July 2006. In honour of her 101 birthday, we share some memories from our Archives. #GLNRArchives | Jamaica Gleaner

What the Hell/Heaven Are We Doing? In the latest episode of talks with fellow writers, The Laureate For Irish Fiction Sebastian Barry sits down with author and The White Review Short Story Prize-winner Claire-Louise Bennett at the Museum of Literature Ireland to discuss the nature of writing, from surrealism to childhood, and much more beyond. Watch now! | The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

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Today we celebrate the 104th birthday of Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett- Coverley, a cultural warrior who helped to valorized Jamaica’s heritage through the use of language, narrative poetry and folklore. NB: WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC BEING PLAYED.#happybirthdaymisslou #culturalheritage #nlj | National Library of Jamaica

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