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frustration at the political and social
climate of Jamaica. She Another
poet, who was influenced by her was
Linton Kwesi Johnson. He lived in
England, and just like Miss Lou, he
was writing poetry and songs about
Jamaica in Patois.
have Patois recognized as a national Suddenly, Patois and Jamaican
language. Because of Miss Lou, cultural expression was being
many other poets and artists began respected and validated not only
to accept and use Patois in their own by other countries, but by Jamaica.
work. One of them was Mutabaruka. Miss Lou wrote several books of
He was a dub poet and would often poetry and also recorded songs and
use Patois as a way to express stories. Towards the later part of
