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and about the tradition of oral Black and the first Jamaican student

storytelling. It was around this time to attend the school.

that Miss Lou began writing her Because of her hard work unique

own poems. She sent her first set of writing and bubbly personality,

poems to the editor of the Jamaica the British Council awarded her

Gleaner, which is the national with a full scholarship. This was

newspaper. Much to her surprise, an honor that she did not take for

the editor published her poems in granted. While studying at the

the Sunday copy of the newspaper. Royal Academy, Miss Lou used the

This motivated her to keep writing. writing and storytelling skills she

In 1943, Miss Lou sent in an learned at school and continued to

application for the Royal Academy write stories and poems which she

of Dramatic Art in England and she would perform for her school mates.

was accepted. This made her the first She was involved with the theatre