Louise Bennett....(Tribute Thread)

[halfwaytree]

Re: Louise Bennett

The Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley: SEPTEMBER 17, 1919 - July 27, 2006

Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall:

She mastered her own appreciation for the language, people and all things Jamaican.


Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller:

She was regarded as a close family member, part of our national landscape and a true representative of Jamaican hospitality, graciousness and charm.

Senator Dwight Nelson, Opposition spokesman on Information:

Jamaicans can console themselves by recognising the mammoth contribution she made in this area (cultural heritage).

Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson:

In the generosity off her sharing and in her own deep love for the people, particularly her fellow Jamaicans, she became a symbol of national pride and national unity.

Former Prime Minister Edward Seaga:

There was no possibility of fully imitating her. She was one of Jamaica's greatest brand names ranking with every other star, product or person, in the Jamaican firmament.

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Copyright Jamaica-Gleaner.com

[Hush Darlin]

Re: Louise Bennett

One of My Favourite Miss Lou Poems

By Miss Lou (from Aunty Roachy Seh)
Posted Thursday, August 1, 1996

Me glad fi see yuh come back, bwoy,
But lawd, yuh let me dung
Me shame a yuh so till all a
Me proudness drop a grung.
Yuh mean yuh go dah Merica
An spen six whole mont deh,
An come back not a piece better
Dan how yuh did go weh?
Bwoy, yuh no shame? Is so yuh come?
After yuh tan so lang!
Not even lickle language, bwoy?
Not even lickle twang?
An yuh sister what work ongle
One week wid Merican
She talk so nice now dat we have
De jooce fi understand?
Bwoy, yuh couldn improve yuhself!
An yuh get so much pay?
Yuh spen six mont a foreign, an
Come back ugly same way?
Not even a drapes trousiz, or
A pass de riddim coat?
Bwoy, not even a gole teet or
A gole chain roun yuh troat?

Suppose me laas me pass go introjooce
Yuh to a stranger
As me lamented son what lately
Come from Merica!
Dem hooda laugh after me, bwoy!
Me couldn tell dem so!
Dem hooda seh me lie, yuh wasa
Spen time back a Mocho!
No back-answer me, bwoy - yuh talk
Too bad! Shet up yuh mout!
Ah doan know how yuh an yuh puppa
Gwine to meck it out.
Ef yuh waan please him, meck him tink
Yuh bring back someting new.
Yuh always call him 'Pa' - dis evenin
When him comes seh 'Poo’.

[blugiant]

Re: Louise Bennett

Quote:

"Jamaica's first lady of culture, the Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley, who died Wednesday, is to be accorded an official funeral.

In making the announcement Thursday, Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller said a special committee has been set up to plan the funeral.

The committee will be chaired by Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Assamba, and will include a representative of the Jamaica Labour Party.

The Prime Minister also announced that a special thanksgiving service will be held for Miss Lou in Toronto next Thursday.

This service will be given full recognition by the Jamaican government and an official team including members of the Opposition will represent the country.

The Prime Minister said in keeping with Miss Lou's wishes to be buried beside her husband, Eric Coverley, his remains will also be flown back to Jamaica.

Miss Lou died in Toronto, Canada at the age of 86.

Condolence books will be opened at all overseas missions and the Ministry of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, the Institute of Jamaica and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade."

www.radiojamaica.com/news/story.php?category=2&story=26660

[blugiant]

Re: Louise Bennett

Quote:

"Former Prime Ministers PJ Patterson and Edward Seaga have added their voices to those paying tribute to Miss Lou.
An obviously moved former Prime Minister Patterson says Miss Lou helped to break the barrier of cultural ignorance and empowered the Jamaican people.

And former Prime Minister Edward Seaga says Miss Lou ranked with every other star that Jamaica has produced.

Mr. Seaga, who has always shown his admiration for Miss Lou, says while the country has lost an icon she has left behind treasures to be enjoyed by many generations.

In the meantime, poet, author and broadcaster Joan Andrea Hutchinson says the country has lost one of its greatest daughters.

Miss Hutchinson, who has made no secret of her admiration of Miss Lou and the influence she had on her development, says Jamaica was blessed by her presence.

And Wednesday talk show host and playwright Barbara Gloudon led her listeners in paying tribute to Miss Lou.

Mrs. Gloudon noted that Miss Lou was the first to begin writing her poems in "patois".

One of her closest friends, Professor Rex Nettleford, says along with Ranny Williams, Miss Lou changed the face of Jamaican theatre.

He says Miss Lou’s contribution to culture in Jamaica and the Caribbean was iconic."

www.rjr94fm.com/news/story.php?story=26630&category=2

[Hush Darlin]

Re: Louise Bennett

One of my friends aunt visited Miss Lou the evening before she died and she said Miss Lou was in high spirits.....she was laughing and joking and reminicing with them.

[evanovitch]

Re: Louise Bennett

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dis is brilliant ...dat is why mi haffi love my yaad people... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70459-hugs.gif[/img]whoeva do dis [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70459-hugs.gif[/img] an allll odda yaadies [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70459-hugs.gif[/img]

[C1Rose]

Louise Bennett // So Far From The Earth

The Rose Family from Ochi Rios & World wide would like to extended our condolences to Jamaicans world wide that have been touched my the words and wisdom of Louise Bennett (Miss Lou). Please preserve her memory, legacy and let us not put our couture to rest.
I would like to dedicate a song by artist Dylan Murray called “So Far From the Earth”.
Respectfully Your,
C1Rose & Arose46
(Now residing in Toronto On/Miami FL)

So Far From The Earth

So I'm finally out of this
Looking now I can't believe there's green over my deck
And I'm feeling better than fine
But it took some time, took my mind
And this rock up in the sky
This is my life and I
can have the world if I want it
And everything on it
This is my life and I
dats tuff dats tuff
dats tuff dats tuff
I've gone so far from the earth
So I knocked down all the walls for my rebirth
I've gone so far from the earth
So I knocked down all the walls for my rebirth
And no one can keep me down
No one can break my vibes
No one can keep me down
No one can break my vibes

http://www.dylanmurray.net/index2.php

[Afrocentriclady]

Re: Louise Bennett....(Tribute Thread)

Rest In Peace. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] She was & still is one of the main inspiration-s for the poetry I write.

[evanovitch]

Re: Louise Bennett....(Tribute Thread)

u know mi a go rung di diffrant newspapers around the world as it relates to Jamaicans,an mi a read di articles pon Ms Lou....an straight up , water come a mi yeye,and said time it occur to me dat even dat said reaction put in words, show juss how Ms Lou gwine to live awn in every Jamaican ..cause an ordinary, often used pharase, is FOREVER coupled wid har, tru dat immortal song sang by her.... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img]

[Soulsis]

Re: Louise Bennett

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dis is brilliant ...dat is why mi haffi love my yaad people... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70459-hugs.gif[/img]whoeva do dis [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70459-hugs.gif[/img] an allll odda yaadies [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70459-hugs.gif[/img]

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After me done read everting not a eye water did drop but me see this ya cartoon that evanovitch kindly post and be could'nt stop bawl.

Miss Lou we will miss you. You did bright and funny you did make me feel nice when I was a small Black girl growing up in the strangness of London.

'Black Britain' did not even think of then we were all Jamaican and still proud you helped us with that pride and also made sense of what our parents and grandparents somtimes had difficulty in explaining.

A national Hero to us all. Bless

[jah_yout]

Re: Louise Bennett....(Tribute Thread)

kiss mi neck! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

feels like i lost my own granny...
i will never forget i went on ring ding as a youtman & met her...
r.i.p. miss lou, we love you can't done [img]/forums/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img]

[Wendy]

Re: Louise Bennett....(Tribute Thread)

Sorry guys ...I have not read all this post but looking foward to it when I get the time [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70384-praying.gif[/img]

My personal epxerience with Ms Lou was back in 1978. I was about 7 years old and apPearing on Ring Ding. I remember meeting her before the show taped and she had that loud welcomng voice saying "Come here mi lickle dawLing..what is your name sweetheart?" Mi cut a big smile when mi si di light a exume from har face [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] .. mi memba dat moment so vividly..

Den it was time for the show and mi meba when shi intoduce mi shi seh .. and coming to di stage is lickle Ms tuffet J__ Cohen -- CLAP HAR!!" .. Mi neva know why shi call mi lickle ms tuffet but I had to laugh [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Den di nerves tek mi an Ms Lou calmed mi down .."Chile gwaan go mek yuh modda feel proud.. do yuh bes mi love".

When infront of the camera shi was couching me with her expressions... even though I was already coached by my drama teacha I immediatley plastered my eyes on her an followed her lead. It was such a pleasure [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Everytime her name comes up those are the memories I cherish!

THANKS MS LOU.. FOR YOUR WONDERFUL BOOONONNUS ADDITION TO OUR CULTURE [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70409-waytogo.gif[/img] R.I.P

[St_Bess]

Re: Louise Bennett....(Tribute Thread)

I met Ms. Lou in 1970 or 1971 at Garden Theatre on Hope Road - just below Liguanea (sp). I had my girlfriend's daughters with me they were maybe 6, 5 & 4 at the time. Msl Lou say "lawks what a pretty pickny dem" a fi yu dem? can yu give me one a dem and she looked from one to the other and then she picked Judith the middle one. She says give mi dis one nuh.... for a minute I had a feeling she meant it. The girls were very cute..... After hearing of Ms. Lou's death I reminded Judes (who is now about 32 and a lawyer) how she was nearly adopted by Ms. Lou and do you know her remembered that meeting.

[daoriginalvida]

Re: Louise Bennett....(Tribute Thread)

Im nuh from JA or even di caribbean .. but mi dawta fatha is Jamaican so mi strive fi learn more bout the culture fi mi dawta ah kno weh she come from (not just my side which is mixed but primarily Siciian (an italian mixed wid tings such as spaniard, turkish, black, moors, etc etc..but dem too ignorant well most ta admit alla dat) Northern Italian, & Russian... n I'm saddened dat mi juss hear of Miss Lou .. b/c from wha one ah mi frens juss seh .. Miss Lou was very knowledgable and ah good model and teacher fi young peoples .. my dawta is still very young only a yr but now I'm gonna hav to find works of Miss Lou so that mi dawta can still learn even in Miss Lou's passin .. so if anyone hav any info of where I can look pls link mi to it .. whetha it be from online or in the NYC area .. Thank you very much its appreciative and R.I.P. LOUISE "MISS LOU" BENNETT... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img]
Bless
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[Q3210]

Re: Louise Bennett....(Tribute Thread)

Had was to bring forward dis ya thread especially after finding both Wendy`s and Mountainside`s reminisce on their personal meeting with Miss Lou.