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Phyllis Webb
Phyllis Webb (April 8, 1927) is a Canadian poet and radio broadcaster.
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, she attended the University of British Columbia and McGill University. Webb was a writer and broadcaster for the CBC. In 1965 she created, with William A. Young, the radio programme, Ideas. From 1967 to 1969, Webb was its Executive Producer. Webb taught at the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria and was writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta from 1980 to 1981.
Selected works
- Trio (with Gael Turnbull and Eli Mandel), 1954
- Even Your Right Eye, 1956
- A Sea Is Also A Garden, 1962
- Naked Poems, 1965
- Wilson's Bowl, 1980
- The Vision Tree: Selected Poems, 1982
- Talking, 1982
- Water and Light: Ghazals and Anti-Ghazals, 1984
- Hanging Fire, 1990
Honours
- Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry, 1982, for The Vision Tree.
- Canada Council Senior Arts Awards, 1981, 1987.
- Officer of the Order of Canada, 1992.
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