Phyllis Webb | |
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| Born | April 8, 1927 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | November 11, 2021 (aged 94) Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Notable works | Naked Poems (1965) Wilson's Bowl (1980) |
| Notable awards | Governor General's Award (1982) |
Phyllis Webb OC (April 8, 1927 – November 11, 2021) was a Canadian poet and broadcaster.
Webb's poetry had diverse influences, ranging from neo-Confucianism to the field theory of composition developed by the Black Mountain poets. Critics have described her collections Naked Poems (1965) and Wilson's Bowl (1980) as important works in contemporary Canadian literature.[citation needed]
As a broadcaster at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in the 1960s, Webb created programs including Ideas and Extension, a television program about Canadian poetry. She left the CBC in 1967 to return to British Columbia, where she remained for much of her life.