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Mallinson, Jean, 1926-
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Dates of existence
1926-
History
Anna Jean Mallinson was born on June 13, 1926, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
She is a Canadian poet, writer, literary critic, and educator. She attended the University of British Columbia, the University of Toronto (M.A. in English), and Simon Frasier University. She taught English as a second language at a community college in Vancouver. Mallinson is the author of a collection of short stories "I Will Bring You Berries" (1987), a collection of poems "Between Cup & Lip" ( 2003) and the book "Margaret Atwood and Her Works" (1985). Her memoir "Terra Infirma: A Life Unbalanced” (2007) provides a personal account of her experience with a toxic reaction to the antibiotic Gentamicin, which destroyed the hair follicles in her inner ear, eliminating her body's equilibrium.
Mallinson lives in West Vancouver and contributes essays to The Vocabula Review, e.g. "Gramarye: The Glamour of Grammar" (2015).