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The history of the development of contemporary writing in Vancouver from 1946 to 1960 is pretty largely a one-man show, and that man was me.

Earle Birney

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Earle Birney
Age: 91 †
Born: 1904
Born: May 13
Died: 1995
Died: September 3
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
Calgary
Canada
Earle Alfred Birney
Men
Largely
Contemporary
Development
Pretty
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History
Shows
Writing
Vancouver

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