A Drum for Ben Boyd (1948) is a long, narrative poem by Australian poet Francis Webb. It won the Grace Leven Prize for Poetry in 1948.
The poem consists of fifteen numbered parts, some with titles, and some of which had been previously published in The Bulletin magazine and various Australian poetry collections. The book also includes illustrations by Australian artist Norman Lindsay.
Contents
"'From Our Roving Reporter'"
"Author's Prologue"
[Untitled]
"A Boat Builder"
"Journalist"
[Untitled]
"Sir Oswald Brierly"
"A Whaler"
"A Papuan Shepherd"
[Untitled]
"Politician"
"A Pioneer of Monaro"
[Untitled]
"The Captain of the Oberon"
"John Webster"