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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.

She lives on Salt Spring Island , British Columbia.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • ''Trio'' - 1954 ((with Gael Turnbull and Eli Mandel )

  • ''Even Your Right Eye'' - 1956

  • ''A Sea is Also a Garden'' - 1962

  • ''Naked Poems'' - 1965

  • ''Wilson's Bowl'' - 1980

  • ''Sunday Water: Thirteen Anti Ghazals'' - 1982

  • ''The Vision Tree: Selected Poems'' - 1982

  • ''Talking'' - 1982

  • ''Water and Light: Ghazals and Anti-Ghazals'' - 1984

  • ''Hanging Fire'' - 1990

  • ''Nothing But Brush Strokes: Selected Prose'' - 1995

  • ''The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology: A Selection of the 2004 Shortlist'' - 2004 (editor)



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.