Francis Webb

Collected Poems

Toby Davidson

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English

University of Western Aus
01 February 2011

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

Francis Webb (19251973) grew up in North Sydney with his paternal grandparents, who encouraged his love of music, books and the sea. In 1942, during his final year of secondary school, his writing first appeared in the Bulletin, which led to friendships with Douglas Stewart, Nan McDonald, Rosemary Dobson and Norman Lindsay, who illustrated his debut collection A Drum for Ben Boyd. In 1943 he joined the Air Force, completing his training as a Wireless Air Gunner in Canada in late 1944. After a sea voyage from Canada to England in 1949, he suffered the first of a series of breakdowns which increasingly restricted his life but not his prodigious poetic gifts.

By: Toby Davidson
Imprint: University of Western Aus
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781742582689
ISBN 10: 1742582680
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 01 February 2011
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Francis Webb: Collected Poems

Collected Poems is a book of great significance, bringing Francis Webb the poet back to us. AUSTRALIAN BOOK REVIEW With the publication of Collected Poems, Davidson and UWA Publishing have ensured that Webb may be discovered by a new readership and that his brilliant poetry will continue to inspire new generations of readers and poets. BERNADETTE BRENNAN, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD