Libby Hart (born 1971 in Melbourne) is a poet from Victoria, Australia. She was awarded the 2003 D. J. O'Hearn Memorial Fellowship and its artist-in-residence appointment from the Australian Centre at the
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...
.
Her suite of poems, "Fresh News from the Arctic" won the Somerset National Poetry Prize in 2005.
Her first collection of poetry, also called "Fresh News from the Arctic," was published in 2006 by Interactive Press and received the
Anne Elder Award as part of the 2006 FAW National Literary Awards.
Her collection "Wild" was shortlisted for the
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry,
New South Wales Premier's Awards in 2015, while ''Burn'' was shortlisted for the same prize in 2024.
Hart's writings and poetry have appeared widely in literary magazines, electronic publications and newspapers in Australia and elsewhere, including ''
Eureka Street'' and ''
Meanjin
''Meanjin'' (), formerly ''Meanjin Papers'' and ''Meanjin Quarterly'', is one of Australia's longest-running literary magazines. Established in 1940 in Brisbane, it moved to Melbourne in 1945 and as of 2008 is an editorially independent impri ...
''.
Hart's work has featured on the (Australian)
Radio National
ABC Radio National, more commonly known as Radio National or simply RN, is an Australian nationwide public service radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). From 1947 until 1985, the network was known as ABC Radio 2.
...
's
PoeticA programme.
References
External links
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Divan – Online Poetry
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1971 births
Living people
Poets from Melbourne
Academic staff of the University of Melbourne
Australian women poets