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Louise Bennett-Coverley

1919 - 2006

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Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss Lou (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louise Bennett-Coverley is the 5,850th most popular writer (down from 5,839th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Jamaica and the 5th most popular Jamaican Writer.

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Among writers, Louise Bennett-Coverley ranks 5,850 out of 7,302. Before her are Helen Prejean, Zitkala-Sa, Ann Rule, Leo Buscaglia, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, and Monica Lovinescu. After her are Kenneth Rexroth, Ferreira Gullar, Barbara Kingsolver, Vladislav Krapivin, Jorge Enrique Adoum, and Kazimierz Wierzyński.

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Among people born in 1919, Louise Bennett-Coverley ranks 305. Before her are Eric Thompson, Fenny Heemskerk, Frank Piasecki, André Guelfi, Richard Scarry, and Fritz Schwab. After her are Henriette Avram, Karel Senecký, Mary Midgley, Folke Alnevik, Jean Tamini, and Norman Lane. Among people deceased in 2006, Louise Bennett-Coverley ranks 329. Before her are Tony Jay, Shirley Walker, Doug Serrurier, Georges Stuber, Ossi Reichert, and Fritz Schwab. After her are Henriette Avram, Juice Leskinen, Ken Fletcher, Rubén Marcos, Bob Mathias, and Padmini.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Louise Bennett-Coverley ranks 55 out of 189. Before her are Elaine Thompson (1992), Leonard Howell (1898), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Asafa Powell (1982), Errol Brown (1948), and Claude McKay (1889). After her are Yellowman (1956), Bilal Philips (1947), Augustus Pablo (1954), Alton Ellis (1938), Linton Kwesi Johnson (1952), and Arthur Wint (1920).

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Among WRITERS In Jamaica

Among writers born in Jamaica, Louise Bennett-Coverley ranks 5. Before her are Marcus Garvey (1887), Mary Seacole (1805), Leonard Howell (1898), and Claude McKay (1889). After her are Linton Kwesi Johnson (1952), Nalo Hopkinson (1960), Marlon James (1970), and Claudia Rankine (1963).

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