Louise Bennett

Standard Name: Bennett, Louise

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Occupation Jean Binta Breeze
Breeze was involved in Jamaica's poetry scene from a young age, performing the words of Louise Bennett on stages all over Jamaica in the annual festival.
Breeze, Jean Binta. “Can a Dub Poet be a Woman?”. Women: A Cultural Review, Vol.
1
, No. 1, 1990, pp. 47-9.
Breeze, 47
While married, she was a teacher at...
Occupation Una Marson
Its slogan, Books in every home, reflected its mission of providing affordable books to the Jamaican public. In July 1949 UM officially became the press's organising secretary. Its first four publications appeared in September...
Reception Una Marson
UM began during her lifetime to receive some recognition for her literary achievements (apart from reviews). In 1956 the Jamaican poet Clare McFarlane devoted a chapter to her in A Literature in the Making...

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