Exciting news! Immersive theatre experience, Incredibilia, is a magical journey of two friends embarking on a unique journey over the moon to many lands, by celebrated children’s author, Libby Hathorn. Incredibilia will be performed at the State Library NSW from 11 – 26 May 2024, with two daily performances at 10am and 12.30pm on weekdays, with weekend ...
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Perfect Poetry: Awesome Abstract Nouns, Session 3
Feelings and Awesome Abstract Nouns You can view today’s lesson video on my author Facebook page The Shape of a Poem Long and skinny, can look like a list, lots of white around it. Sometimes rhymes, and always has its own rhythm New thought, new line… Poetry expresses our senses and our feelings It’s ‘ ...
Perfect Poetry: Marvels of Metaphor Session 2
Hi again everyone You can also view today’s poetrey session on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/libby.hathorn/videos/10222894127891486/ Here’s your scaffolding to create your very own poetry using the magic of metaphors. Enjoy! More Perfect Poetry: Part 2 A Metaphorical Walk The most powerful tool that poets use is metaphor. It’s a long word but don’t be afraid ...
Upcoming Launch of No! Never! A Cautionary Tale
Mother-daughter team Libby Hathorn & Lisa Hathorn-Jarman, have created a hilarious tale of a feisty young child and her perplexed parents. All’s well that ends well in this read-aloud tale cheekily illustrated by Mel Pearce. Published by Lothian / Hachette. In the meantime, Lisa is working on an Instagram feature about the importance of manners, Say ...
Sellout at Family Day for OUTSIDE: A FEAST OF THE SENSES
I was thrilled to work with Elena Kats Chernin, composer, to bring OUTSIDE as opera libretto to life. The Sydney Writers’ Festival staged a reading with music on Family Day at Carriageworks that was a sellout! After such a stunning performance I now look forward to its development as a full opera in 2020. To ...
The Empathy Poems Project
Inspired by writer/acedemic Debra Adelaide who informed us of an online Empathy Poetry page at UTS (University of Technology Sydney) about the plight of refugees around the world, we’re experimenting at the Society of Women’s Writers luncheon. These are held each month at the NSW State Library, and this time I will have a workshop ...
Outside: A Feast of the Senses, at the Sydney Writers’ Festival
Exciting plans a re afoot for the presentation for OUTSIDE at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, 6th May, 11.15am at the Carriageworks, Newtown. At a meeting with Director of Children’s and YA, Claire Sawyer, I met the talented and energetic saxophonist Christine Leonard who is making magical connections for the quartet to perform at the reading, ...
CBCA East Meets Again. 8/3/18
Over 20 interested folk gathered at the atmospheric Rangers Residence in Centennial Park. This was per favour of ever enthusiastic and generous Susanne Gervay who provided refreshments while we discussed and made plan for things literary for the East. With some 20 apologies it looks as if our group is going to go from strength ...
Morning Tea at Vaucluse House with the Shepherd Centre. 8/3/18
A wonderful morning tea arranged by Sharlene Dadd where we heard once again of the miracle of cochlea implant. Here I met the impressive Rosie Gallen, a graduate to admire, who addressed us briefly about the way in which she was able to overcome her hearing loss with two cochlea implants and go on to ...
Basho and the Narrow Road to the North. 3/3/18
Spent a wonderful half day “travelling” with splendid lecturer John McBride. He charmed us with his lecture on the haiku genius poet Matsuo Basho, of the late 1600s. Basho was taking his physical/spiritual journey of more than fifteen hundred miles ‘On the narrow road to the north’ and writing both beautiful prose and poetry. I ...
