An Inspiring woman

A Black woman Who dared to be different


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Louise Bennett has been described by many as the leading comedienne of her time and the only poet to have hit the truth about her society through her own language, and had been a contributor to documents reflecting the way Jamaican s think, feel and live.


She had an understanding and a feeling for the language Jamaicans speak . Through her poems she has raised the Jamaican dialect language to an art form way beyond the imagination of many.
She has been able to capture all the spontaneity of the true feeling of the people, they joys and sorrow coupled with their wits and wickedness, religion and philosophy all wrapped up intricately in the words of her poems.


She could excite laughter and had a knack of making serious statements about politicians and political issues in such subtle ways that make the nation stop and take note.
In more than half a century she has been able to take an uncultured and unruly language and shaped in into a culturally recognized language giving it such recognition that it is now being considered by some universities to be add to their languages of studies.


Such accomplishments were not easy for Louise Bennett for many critics thought the language to be barbaric and had no place in poetry. However others thought differently ; and so she was awarded a British Council scholarship that saw her going to England to study. There she became proficient in the dramatic arts.
She became an avid ambassador both for Jamaica and the dialect as she worked all over England, in places such as Huddersfield and Amersham in the 1940s. She was instrumental in developing a culture of drama in Jamaica when on her return she taught drama to adult and youth groups all kinds of material over the island.


She has in her research on folk lore saved most of Jamaica’s folk material from extinction. She has published many books of poems, song and Anancy stories. She has continued until her death to contribute positively to Jamaica’s cultural life and will be remembered by many ,many generations to come.

Love poetry by Jamaican

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