A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice

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Louise’s comment on the undeveloped art of the West Indies reflects the bias towards Western art and artists, and what is perceived to be ‘undeveloped art’. Although these are Louise’s own words, she would have been expressing views that the British Council wanted to hear as a way of strengthening her case to extend her studies.

Jamaica's culture and dialect were woven into Louise’s artistic craft. She wrote numerous books and poetry in Jamaican Patois, a language which has become symbolic of Jamaica’s vibrant culture. It is spoken primarily in Jamaica and the Jamaican diaspora. Indeed, Louise was influential in championing Jamaican Patois as an artistic medium. From 1966 until 1982, often three times a week, she composed and delivered Miss Lou's Views, topical four-minute radio monologues. From 1970 until 1982 she hosted Ring Ding, a weekly television show for children, in which they performed and were reminded of various elements of Jamaican folk culture. You ask for a report on Louise Bennett, who spent one year as a student at the R.A.D.A. as a Jamaican British Council Scholar: We found Louise Bennett a highly intelligent person, keen to acquire all possible information and knowledge about the English Theatre, and English culture generally. She carried through her work here with enthusiasm, as what she felt was part of her general effort to see as much as possible of the English Theatre, its working, and its productions. Her social manner as admirable, and she found a friendly reception from our staff and students. I think she is capable of producing and acting in English plays, and her experience here should be of value to her on her return to Jamaica. If Bennett appears wedded to artistic flexibility, she says she is more emphatic on a political level; she is firmly opposed to the systems of privilege that enable a monarchy, for example, or the election of “a complete buffoon” such as Boris Johnson. “There’s no ambiguity on that. If there was a revolution, I’d be there.” In Ireland, she praises the practical support offered to, among others, artists and writers; she received benefits when she was writing Pond, having explained to the authorities what she wanted to do, “and I just can’t imagine anything like that ever happening in a million years in the UK”. I don’t imagine she’d think of her books in such a transactional way, but it seems to me that the authorities have had a pretty good return on their investment. Bennett lived in Scarborough, Ontario. She died on 27 July 2006 at the Scarborough Grace Hospital after collapsing at her home. A memorial service was held in Toronto on 3 August 2006, after which her body was flown to Jamaica to lie in state at the National Arena on 7 and 8 August. A funeral was held in Kingston at the Coke Methodist Church at East Parade on 9 August 2006 followed by her interment in the cultural icons section of the country's National Heroes Park. Bennett's husband preceded her in death. [18] [3] Cultural significance and legacy [ edit ]

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a b Johnson, Richard (24 October 2016). "Miss Lou Archives opens at National Library - Entertainment". Jamaica Observer . Retrieved 27 November 2016.Bennett's book retains its integrity. It is a whole in spite of and because of its parts. It may be my top reading experience of 2021. Didn’t think I would like this as much as I did/do, but all I can say is that the second half is really worth it. Might update with a more thorough thing later, but for now, I’ll share some of my favourite lines. After her year at RADA, Louise hoped to continue her studies in the Caribbean, most notably spending a period of time in Trinidad. In a letter to the British Council, she wrote that ‘after a very profitable year of studies at the Royal Academy…I have come aware of the fact that the natural end of my course lies in the West Indies’. Bennett was married to Eric Winston Coverley, an early performer and promoter of Jamaican theater, from 30 May 1954 until his death in August 2002. [5] [15] Together, Bennett and Coverley had a son, Fabian. [16] [17] Death and funeral [ edit ]

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It is my earnest desire to help the people of my country through the subjects I propose to study and a British Council Scholarship is my only hope of an opportunity to do so In addition to her studies at RADA, Miss Lou hosted a weekly thirty-minute radio programme, Caribbean Carnival at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). She also worked with repertory companies in other parts of the United Kingdom before returning to Jamaica. Miss Lou went to London in 1950 and again worked at the BBC hosting a one-hour show called West Indian Guest Night.I admire Claire-Louise Bennett and recognize she has an impressive vocabulary and can definitely write. That said, the first and last chapters made me cringe. If it hadn’t been for one chapter in the middle of this book (Won’t You Bring in the Birds), I would have definitely given this book at least 3 stars and probably closer to 4. Bailey, Carol (1 January 2009). "Looking in: Louise Bennett's Pioneering Caribbean Postcolonial Discourse". Journal of West Indian Literature. 17 (2): 20–31. JSTOR 23019946.

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Louise began her studies in the autumn of 1945. A report written by RADA provides an insight into Louise’s time there. Praised for her intelligence, enthusiasm for learning, and interest in all aspects of the English theatre, Louise seems to have impressed the tutors. Interestingly, the report also notes that ‘she found a friendly reception from our staff and students.’ Morris, Mervyn (2014). Miss Lou: Louise Bennett and Jamaican Culture. Andrews UK Limited. p.126. ISBN 9781909930117 . Retrieved 1 May 2016. Louise Bennett Coverley 'Miss Lou' fonds". Digital Archive @ McMaster University Library. McMaster University Library . Retrieved 28 November 2015. Training Depot founded in 1841 by Major General Sir William Maynard Gomm (later Field Marshall). Gomm, a veteran of the wars against revolutionary France and Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica from 1840 to 1841, relentlessly badgered the War Office in London to establish a mountain station for British soldiers in Jamaica soon after taking up his post. Louise went on to have a varied and successful career in the arts. She hosted two radio programs for the BBC – Caribbean Carnival from 1945 to 1946 and West Indian Night in 1950. She also performed with repertory companies in Coventry, Huddersfield, and Amersham. In 1954, Louise married Eric Winston Coverley (becoming Louise Bennett-Coverley) and they had a son called Fabian.A selection of Louise Bennett’s personal papers is available at the National Library of Jamaica. ‘Miss Lou Archives’ was launched in October 20, 2016. It contains previously unpublished archival material including photos, audio recordings, diaries and letters. The items were donated to the Library by Miss Lou as she prepared to take up residence in Canada.