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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