Born on September 7, 1919, in Kingston, Jamaica, Louise Bennett-Coverley was a Jamaican poet, folklorist and educator. Through her poems and performances, in patois, she sought to highlight the Jamaican dialect as an art form. - Photos provided by Gleaner Archives. | Jamaica Gleaner

Celebrating the legendary Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley on her 106th birthday! She is a true cultural icon who gave voice to Jamaican patois and uplifted our heritage through poetry, performance, and pride. 🇯🇲🖤💛💚 #MissLou #JamaicanIcon #CulturalHeroine #roots961fm | ROOTS RADIO 96.1 FM

Miss Lou! the Mother of Jamaican Culture 🇯🇲✨ Louise Bennett-Coverley, the iconic storyteller who gave power, pride, and poetry to our Jamaican language. From “Ring Ding” to her unforgettable poems, Miss Lou taught us that Patwa is culture, Patwa is beauty, Patwa is identity. Her words still ring loud through classrooms, stages, every proud Jamaican voice. Miss Lou didn’t just write poetry , she shaped a nation. Sleep in power, Miss Lou. Your legacy lives on in every “likkle pickney” who learn

Today we celebrate the 104th birthday of Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett- Coverley, a cultural warrior who helped to valorized Jamaica’s heritage through the use of language, narrative poetry and folklore. NB: WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC BEING PLAYED.#happybirthdaymisslou #culturalheritage #nlj | National Library of Jamaica

Born September 7, 1919, Louise Bennett Coverley, ‘Miss Lou’ was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, cultural icon and educator. Through her poems in Jamaican patois, she raised the dialect of the Jamaican folk to a level of art. She died in July 2006. In honour of her 101 birthday, we share some memories from our Archives. #GLNRArchives | Jamaica Gleaner