| Francis Webb: Collected Poems Contributor(s): Davidson, Toby (Editor), Webb, Francis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1742582680 ISBN-13: 9781742582689 Publisher: University of Western Australia Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Australian & Oceanian - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.3 |
| LCCN: 2011379537 |
| Physical Information: 414 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: UWA Publishing welcomes the return of Australia's most gifted and prodigious poet, Francis Webb, whose work has been out of print for thirty years in collected form. This collection of Francis Webb's poems is the first edition to incorporate Webb's final changes - previously ignored by editors - to several of his poems written in 1969. Webb wrote on varied subjects: the sea, postwar Australian cities, mental illness, colonial histories as well as religious and political figures, including St Francis and Hitler. His poems are written in a range of styles, from humorous short verse to epics and radio plays. Edited and introduced by award-winning poet Toby Davidson, this splendid collection celebrates Webb's thirty-three-year writing career and is essential reading for everyone who believes in the importance of Australian literature. |