Phyllis Webb was born April 8, 1927 in Victoria, BC. She attended the University of British Columbia and McGill University. The first major publication of her poetry was inTrio, which also included poetry by Eli Mandel and Gael Turnbull. Perhaps her most celebrated work isNaked Poems, published in 1965. Webb worked at the CBC in Toronto for five years, where she produced the radio show Ideas. She returned to the West Coast in 1969.The Vision Tree, a selection of her poetry, won the Governor Generals award in 1982. Webb has served as writerinresidence at the University of Alberta and taught at UBC, University of Victoria and the Banff Centre. She currently resides on Salt Spring Island.