And now he could only bar himself in and wait for the great flint to come singing into his heart.
Earle Birney Quotes
Through the cold time she holds me with evergreen devotion she bears up my whiteness.
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| Birth: | 13th May, 1904 |
| Death: | 3rd September, 1995 |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Profession: | Poet, Writer |
About
Earle Alfred Birney was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was a Canadian poet and writer. He graduated with a degree in English. He published his second novel, Down the Long Table, a Marxist novel about the Great Depression, in 1955. His second book of poetry, Now Is Time, won Birney a second Governor General's Award in 1945. He also had an important career as a teacher of creative writing and literature, and as a playwright, novelist and editor.
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