tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post1821688668839755245..comments2023-10-22T12:21:47.291-04:00Comments on Geoffrey Philp: Tribute to Miss LouGeoffrey Philphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13442948340176713964noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-64845442337931197292007-06-19T01:33:00.000-04:002007-06-19T01:33:00.000-04:00Thanks for highlighting this poem of Miss Lou's, G...Thanks for highlighting this poem of Miss Lou's, Geoffrey. I'll add it to my arsenal of Jamaican works in patois that directly address the validity of the language variety. From time to time, I train teachers to be aware Creoles are languages in their own right, not "bad" versions of something else. I also like "Jamaica Language" in <I>Aunty Roachy Seh</I>.Fuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857101918175765035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-78294024313332886192007-05-30T19:39:00.000-04:002007-05-30T19:39:00.000-04:00Give thanks, Leon.I forgot to say this was an exce...Give thanks, Leon.<BR/>I forgot to say this was an excerpt from a speech I gave at the Miami Historical Society on May 17, 2007.<BR/><BR/>BlessGeoffrey Philphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442948340176713964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-45578525785595669272007-05-30T18:39:00.000-04:002007-05-30T18:39:00.000-04:00Excellent tribute. Though she passed some time bac...Excellent tribute. Though she passed some time back, the feelings remain the same. She helped us to be proud to be Jamaican. R.I.P Miss Lou.Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570165135981686349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-49168273752449620572007-05-30T15:00:00.000-04:002007-05-30T15:00:00.000-04:00Stephen, Miss Lou was a much beloved poet/performe...Stephen, Miss Lou was a much beloved poet/performer, and a whole generation grew up watching her on "Ring Ding."<BR/>She exuded pride in who she was and what she stood for and this often went beyond words.<BR/>Miss Lou was a star!<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>GeoffreyGeoffrey Philphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442948340176713964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836501.post-10981502092249367552007-05-30T14:55:00.000-04:002007-05-30T14:55:00.000-04:00Her personality really shines through in her pictu...Her personality really shines through in her pictures. I'm in love with her for what she stood for and her love for who she was as a Caribbean woman of African descent. I love to read poetry/literature in "patwa". I wish that I could have heard her recite it.Stephen A. Besshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608563855643263599noreply@blogger.com