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Helen Humphreys, Canadian poet and novelist
Helen Humphreys is a Canadian poet and novelist. Helen Humphreys was born on March 29, 1961. Humphreys's first novel, Leaving Earth, was a New York Times Notable Book in 1998, and a winner of the City of Toronto Book Award. In describing how she became a writer, Humphreys said, "I started writing when I was young and I just kept going.
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Helen Humphreys was born in 1961. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Helen Humphreys's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1961 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.31 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $12,500 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $7,600 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $1.15 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.69 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.04 | $0.73 |
| Population | 183.7M | 341 million |
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