Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss Lou, OM, OJ, MBE, was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, and educator.
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Meet her son Fabian Coverley
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. Together, Bennett and Coverley had a son, Fabian.
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Happy Birthday, Miss Lou! Special thanks to Louise Simone Bennett Coverley Estate (LBC Estate) for their collaboration on this project. Below, her son Fabian Coverley B.Th. shares his thoughts on Miss Lou’s legacy.
Jamaicans around the world are mourning the loss of the woman they knew as “Miss Lou”. Her name was Louise Bennett-Coverley, and when she died at Toronto’s Scarborough Grace Hospital on Wednesday, islanders around the world marked her passing.
She received numerous awards for her work, including Jamaica’s Order of Merit, and honourary Doctor of Letters degrees from both York University and the University of the West Indies. She was also a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
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