Francis Webb and the 1960s

Toby Davidson

doi:10.13110/antipodes.27.1.0019

Francis Webb and the 1960s

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A critique is presented of poems such as "Clouds," "An Old Record," and "End of the Picnic" by mentally ill Australian poet Francis Webb. The poet's social conditions an institutionalization after his return to Australia from England in 1960 are discussed, and biographies such as "Sr. Pauline: Street Angel of Sydney" by Grace Chan and "God's Fool: The Life and Poetry of Francis Webb" by Michael Griffith are cited.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-24
Number of pages	6
Journal	Antipodes: a global journal of Australian/New Zealand literature
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13110/antipodes.27.1.0019
Publication status	Published - 2013

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