New Scholar – Miss Lou poem
The poem “New Scholar” written by Miss Lou (Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley OM, OJ, MBE) can be found in her book Aunty Roachy Seh Good mahnin, Teacher – ow is yuh? My name is Sarah Pool. Dis is fi-me li bwoy Michal An me just bring him a school. Him bawn one rainy days ma’am, it Was […]
Sammy Intres – Miss Lou poem
The poem “Sammy Intres” written by Miss Lou (Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley OM, OJ, MBE) can be found in her book Aunty Roachy Seh Ah glad fi see yuh, Miss Della – Step right inside, me dear. Me dah study Sammy intres An yuh jus in time fi hear. Me was talkin to Sam teacher Todder day […]
Bed-Time Story – Miss Lou poem
The poem “Bed-Time Story ” written by Miss Lou (Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley OM, OJ, MBE) can be found in her book Aunty Roachy Seh Ah long fi see yuh tell ah short! Whe yuh deh all dis time? Dah pickinni yah woan go sleep, She waan me tell her rhyme. Mary had a little lamb – […]
Jamaicans.com Exclusive Interview With Miss Lou
Miss Lou, the Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley O.M., O.J., finally has her day! September 7 has officially been declared, by Governor-General Sir Howard Cooke, to be ‘Miss Lou Day’. The day marks the works of the esteemed first lady of comedy in promoting, celebrating, and exploring Jamaican culture. It also marks the day of her birth. […]
Celebrate Jamaica Independence Day – Wear Yuh Colors on August 6th
Join Jamaicans all over the globe and show your support for Jamaica on our Independence Day (August 6th) by wearing clothing/shoes with the colors of the Jamaican flag, Green, Black and Gold (Yellow). We are aiming for people all over world to wear Green, Black and Yellow for this celebration every year. Jamaica has influenced […]
JAMAICAN!!
They standA proud peopleOf a blessed landOut of many they are oneNation, tribe and tongueUnique… pioneersThey forge where none has gone beforeBlazing a trail for many to followEarly they learn they are those whoMust play their partIn advancing the welfareOf the whole human raceA strong callTo a peopleWho will not be limitedBy who society say […]
Unfinished Business Part 1 : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 16
My excitement on the a new job call quickly turned to disappointment when I learned it was from the supermarket in my neighborhood, Winn Dixie. I had applied for the job there only because Aunt Fern kept saying I should. I never really wanted it. I would have to call them in the morning. Aunt […]
Let’s Go Chill For A Few
Let’s go and chill for a fewNo one has to knowLet’s go and chill for a fewWhere you go I goLet’s go and chill for a fewIn a small villa in NegrilLet’s go and chill for a fewBaby lets go and chill I could say what all the men have saidYour lips are like cherryYour […]
One People Can Bring Many Out
We have lost all sensitivity and replaced it with sensuality.Somewhere among the beat of the drums, the jamaican rum and the scent of ganja, the people have become numb to the brutality going on. It becomes as regular as an dancehall song:”Pon the river, Pon the bank,”I saw ten homeless man scrapping the depleted ground […]
Life Goals – Letters from a Jamaican in China
As I stood on the side of the road trying to hail a taxi I was wracked with fury. I am an editor for a magazine that helps people learn English, a writer for a local news magazine, narrate for the English news program at the TV station, teach and recently began exporting goods. I […]