Libby in Dubbo for National Year of Reading

Libby and her sister, Margi enjoyed the hospitality of the Director and staff of the Macquarie Regional Library.

A gifted and talented talk and workshop at the main library, was followed by a wonderful evening of shared writings. A talk followed by an inter-generational workshop where families waxed lyrical using the Hathorn Technique of Poetry Writing.

Next day off to a warm welcome at Narromine where there was lively storytelling for bubs and parents and much singing and dancing followed by a K to 6 talk to a school of interested students and teachers.

And time en route to the plane to look in at the impressive Dubbo Zoo. 

Powerhouse Discovery Centre & Poetry

Just a teaser about the Hathorn Technique for Poetry Writing being coupled with wonderful objects from the PDC, e.g Harry's famous Cafe de Wheels and a springy Cobb and Co coach for a Poetry Trail to be launched as part of the National Year of Reading 2012. After many meetings at the PDC and Kenthurst School trailing the program, we are almost ready to roll later this year. Watch this space.

Masterclasses for Budding Writers

I had wonderful fun with young writers of Year 2 at Randwick Public School, teaching The Hathorn Technique of Poetry Writing using my book, The ABC Book of Australian Poetry.

One of the Dads who is an accomplished artist, Todd Hunter, painted an amazing river scene for the back of the class room with the help of several students. We attached poetry words to this beautiful river painting, which helped the children develop their 'word wallets' before waxing lyrical in poems modelled on those in the collection.

The presentation of the student's poetry to parents is still to come.