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Collected Poems: Francis Webb edited by Toby Davidson

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May 2011, no. 331

Collected Poems: Francis Webb edited by Toby Davidson

UWA Publishing, $32.95 pb, 480 pp

Collected Poems: Francis Webb edited by Toby Davidson

by
May 2011, no. 331

The deeply troubled Francis Webb, a magician with language, is still one of the two or three most remarkable poets Australia has produced, if nation-states can be said to produce creative artists. His life proved dark and painful, wherever he was located, but he worshipped language, in parallel with his worship of the Christian trinity. And his poetry has affected many of us, profoundly.

Chris Wallace-Crabbe reviews 'Collected Poems: Francis Webb' edited by Toby Davidson

Collected Poems: Francis Webb

edited by Toby Davidson

UWA Publishing, $32.95 pb, 480 pp

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