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The Gerard Manley Hopkins Festival 2009
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THEMES: Gerard Manley HOPKINS AND IRELAND: Hopkins and Newman
Poetry Readings, Workshops,Field Trips and a gala day at Maynooth University, all part of the hectic week celebrating poetry and interests on Gerard Manley Hopkins. Hopkins Festival Programme 2009 downloadable here.
(Note: Lectures given at the Festival may not be reprinted in any form without the written consent of the Society)
Conference Office: Viv 085. 2732568 ; Fax: + (0)45. 434648
Postal Address: Almu, Great Connell, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland
info@gerardmanleyhopkins.org web: http://www.gerardmanleyhopkins.org
Venue Scoil Eimhín Naofa (St. Eimhin's Girls School) Monasterevin, Drogheda Street, Monasterevin.
Dinner (subsidised by the Society) served by professional caterer who will admit by ticket only. Advance booking essential. The Society strictly reserves right of admission to any event.
SATURDAY 25th July
14.00 REGISTRATION begins
16.00 Grand opening and RECEPTION (supported by the Permanent Representative of EU in Dublin.)
- Recital: St. Peter's Boy's Choir, Monasterevin, Leader: John Proctor
- Speakers: Geraldine Byrne, Hopkins Society President; Colm Purcell, Mayor of Kildare;
- John McNamee (European President, Booksellers' Assoc.iation)
- Yiorgos Chouliaras, Greek Embassy
- HE Robert Faucher, Acting Ambassador USA
- MC: Elaine Murphy
- Art Exhibitions: Opening
(Opening: Adrian McGoldrick) -- Michael Kane; Daniel Lipstein; Brian O'Loughlin
(Opening: Sean Bagnal) Ed. Parkinson; Clodagh Thornton; Eva Kelly
(Opening: Yiorgos Chouliaras); Ed Navone; Eleanor Swan;
MC: Pat Lonergan
Daniel Lipstein, Artist
18.30 Dinner (NB: no admission without ticket; book before noon)
20.15 ANNUAL CONCERT Baronial Hall, Moore Abbey
The Road Around Ireland, Irish Music and Poetry: Frankie Gavin (fiddle) and Desmond Egan (poetry)
MC: Richard O'Rourke More information about Frankie Gavin and Desmond Egan
22.15 Festival Club The Manley Hopkins Bar
A Favourite Hopkins Sonnet: Margaret Smyth; Lynn Carroll Cohen; Seán Bagnall; Caroline Shreeve; Dan Carmody; Joan Twomey; Sakiko Takagi; Evelyn Wilson
MC: Irene Kyffin
Sunday 26th July
N.U.I. Maynooth Day
8.45 Bus from Monasterevin for National University of Ireland, Maynooth
(Names in advance to Noel Mc Alinden )
10.00 MASS in College Chapel: Celebrant: Mgr. Raymond Murray (Armagh)
Kildare Local Authorities' Choir
Lessons: Seamus MacGabhann; Noel McAlinden;
Prayers of the Faithful: Margaret Ryan; Dan Carmody; Anne Whelan;
Michael Jacob; Margaret Kelleher; Richard O'Rourke
After Communion: As Kingfishers... read by Irene Kyffin
MC: Elaine Murphy
11.00 Coffee in Pugin Hall.
A Guided Tour of College Chapel by Séamus MacGabhann (NUIM)
12.00 Hopkins Group Photograph 2009: Front Door: Jim Kelly (KWU, Washburn University)
12.30 LUNCH in Maynooth (O'Neill's, on left side beyond Gates, suggested); optional
14.15 BUS for Castletown House from Front Gates of Maynooth College
15.00 Guided Tour of CASTLETOWN HOUSE (more about Castletown )
15.45 GROUP PHOTO (Entrance): Jim Kelly (KCWU, Washburn University)
16.00 3 poems: Fr. Raymond Murray; Gearóid Ó Cléirigh
Lecture: Psychological Landscape of Ireland in Hopkins's 'Terrible Sonnets':
Youngmin Kim, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea
Moderator: Margaret Kelleher (NUIM)
MC: Pat Lonergan
17.00 BUS to Maynooth
17.30 Sherry Reception (Renehan Hall beside Pugin Hall)
kindly sponsored by President Professor John Hughes, NUI Maynooth
Flute: Diarmuid Johnson (Wales)
18.30 HOPKINS SOCIETY BANQUET 2009
(Tickets from Committee or at entrance: @35 )
Addresses by Professor John Hughes, President NUIM; Geraldine Byrne, President Hopkins Socity; Seán Power TD
MC: Elaine Murphy (dress: smart casual)
Masked Reading of a Hopkins Poem by Shane McGrath
20.50 Bus leaves from Front Gate
22.00 NIGHTCAP in Boland's (opposite Church)
Monday 27th July
Henna, star of Finnish Film
9.30 YOUTH Cultural PROGRAMME: Registration
10.00 Parallel Youth Cultural Programme
Art Exhibitions open to public. (Deposit on work purchased: 10%).
10.00 Lectures
The Poet as Craftsman: Brian Cosgrove (NUI Maynooth)
Hopkins's Use of Sacred Scripture in His Poetry: Patrick Samway SJ (St. Joseph's,
Philadelphia, USA)
Moderator: Brian Arkins;
MC: Ann Whelan
11.00 Coffee
12.00 ART tour and Presention
Hopkins's Spiritual Journey (paintings) Edward Parkinson (artist)
Presentation of O'Connor-Newbridge Silver Literary Award
2009 Awardee: Robert Welch (University of Ulster, Coleraine)
Reception courtesy, Nigerian Embassy)
Presentation by Society President Geraldine Byrne
MC: Richard O'Rourke
13.00 Lunch (Carmody's or Café Barista )
14.00 Music Workshop directed by Conor Mahony
The Song Writing of Shane McGrath with Shane McGrath,
Participants: Diarmuid Johnson (Wales) and Emil Cic (Croatia) Director: Derek Egan
15.00 RECEPTION, LAUNCH and LECTURES
(Wine Reception, courtesy of Alliance Francaise)
Book Launches
Hungarian/Irish Anthology (ed Kabdebo)
Introduced by Thomas Kabdebo (Hungary)
The Bronze Horseman (Essays): Desmond Egan
Launch by Jim Ryan.
Lectures
Seeking Resolution: Hopkins' Dark Sonnets and John Milton : Sarah Higinbotham ( Georgia State University in Atlanta, USA)
Hopkins's Sonnets: Brian Arkins (NUI Galway)
Moderator: Robert Welch (University of Ulster, Coleraine))
MC: Noel McAlindon
17.15 Book Launch and KEYNOTE LECTURE
Sonnets by Peter Milward SJ
Launch: Bruno Gaurier (France)
Hopkins's Ireland in Two Sonnets: Peter Milward S.J.(Tokyo) launc
Moderator: Miho Takahashi (Tenrii University)
MC: Ann Whelan
18.00 Dinner
(NB: no admission without ticket; book before noon)
20.00 FILM
The Wreck of the Deutschland: dramatisation by James McKenna. Irish Museum of Modern Art recording;
Director: Conor Mahony. Transcription: James Kelly (KWU Kansas)
Moderator: Conor Mahony
21.15 Festival Club: The Manley Hopkins
4 poems: Diarmuid Johnson (Wales); Mile Pesorda (Croatia); Robert Welch; Marjam Strohan(Slovenia);
Prose extract: Conor Bowman ; MC: Derek Egan
Michael Jacob in the Bog
Tuesday 28th July
10.00 LECTURES
The Terrible Sonnets: An Articulate Scream? : Ciarán O'Hare (Northern Ireland.)
Hopkins, Joyce and Dublin: Peter Costello (Dublin)
Moderator: James Ryan (Waterford)
MC: Noel McAlinden
11.00 Coffee
12.00 LECTURES
Hopkins in United Kingdom: Fr. Joseph Sweeney (U.K.) (Powerpoint)
The Kingfisher as a Symbol for Hopkins and Later Poets. Lynn Cohen, Hofstra University, USA
Moderator: Robert Welch (University of Ulster, Coleraine); MC: Pat Lonergan
13.00 Lunch Carmody's or Café Barista
15.15 DRAMA: The Pantagleize Theatre (Texas)
Little Hill of Refuge by Violet O Valle. An original play with music by Violet O'Valle, based largely on the book The Forgotten Colony, by Rachel Bluntzer Hebert.
Introduction: Violet O'Valle
Moderator: Bruno Gaurier
MC: Margaret Ryan
16.15 A VISIT TO Monasterevin House where Hopkins stayed while in Monasterevin
Guitar: Conor Mahony; 2 poems: Anatoly Kudriavitsky (Russia);
Robert Welch; Shizue Ogawa (Tokyo); Yiorgos Chouliaras (Greece); Mile Pesorda (Croatia); David Axelrod (USA); Flute: Diarmuid Johnson (Wales); 2 poems: Raymond Murray (N.I.); Gearóid Ó Clerigh; Marjam Strohan (Slovenia); Guitar: Conor Mahony; Vicki Rhomberg (Austria); Chizara Ejiogu (Nigeria);
Flute: Diarmuid Johnson; MC: Dan Carmody
(NB: Group Photo on steps immediately afterwards)
17.30 The Hopkins Garden: TREE PLANTING
in memory of absent friends over 21 years
Poem: Robert Welch MC: Elaine Murphy
18.00 Dinner
(NB: no admission without ticket; book before noon)
20.00 Irish Première: Films from Finland
Henna, Heikke Hutta-Hiltonen, introduced by the Director
The Crowning, introduced by Director Sakari Kirjavainen
MC: Desmond Egan
21.30 Festival Club
Festival Club The Manley Hopkins; 4 Poems:: Philip Brady; Michael Kane; Marjam Strohan (Slovenia); Neil Donnelly (Prose); Fr. Raymond Murray (Northern Ireland)
MC: Elaine Murphy
WEDNESDAY 29th July
10.00 LECTURES
Hopkins and Milton : Aidan Lehane C.S.Sp. (Dublin)
An English Perspective: Michael Woods (Chase College, Malvern)
Moderator: Aleksandra Kedzierska (Marie Curie Uni. Poland);
MC: Michael Jacob, The Gerard M Hopkins Society
11.00 COFFEE
11.30 TIE-DYEING WORKSHOP (Session 1: Youth Programme)
led by Keiko Sekiyama, assisted by Kazuko Oda (Tokyo, Japan).
Director: Sakiko Takagi
M.C. Derek Egan.
12.00 LECTURES
The Sparkling of Grace: The Polish Reception of Gerard Manley Hopkins: Aleksandra Kedzierska (Marie Curie University, Poland)
Hopkins and the Clwd: Diarmuid ohnson (Wales)
Moderator: Fr. Joseph Sweeney MC: Pat Lonergan
Hopkins and Wales: Diarmuid Johnson, (Wales and Poland)
13.00 Lunch Carmody's or Café Barista
14.30 TIE-DYEING WORKSHOP (Session 2) Open Visitors Welcome.
16.00 SYMPOSIUM
Miho Takahashi (Tenri University, Japan) Robert Welch; Ciarán O'Hare; Evelyn Wilson,
Brian Arkins.
Moderator: Aleksandra Kedzierska; MC: Margaret Ryan
17.00 WINE RECEPTION and Readings
Marijam Strohan (Slovenia) Guitar: Conor Mahony
Extract from Novel: Sakari Kirjavainen (Finland)
Lecture: Irene Kyffin: Punctuation and Prosodic Markings in Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins
MC: Dan Carmody
18.00 Dinner
(NB: no admission without ticket; book before noon)
20.00 TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC CONCERT
Camross Cómhaltas Group of Musicians and Dancers
Fear a' Tí: Conor Mahony MC: Fionnuala Dukes
22.00 Festival Club The Manley Hopkins (upstairs) 4 poems: Michael Woods; Miho Takahashi; Diarmuid Johnson; Brian Arkins; Thursday July 30th9.00 Walking tour of Monasterevin led by Séamus and Barry Walsh; Assemble at Church Gates. MC: Noel McAlinden |
 Ed Parkinson, Artist |
10.00 LECTURES
The Cassidy's of Monasterevin: Catholic landlords and distillers in the 19th century:
Sean Bagnal
Flora and Fauna in Hopkins's Monasterevin: Michael Jacob
Moderator: David Axelrod, Suffolk County Poet Laureate (New York)
MC: Pat Lonergan
11.00 Coffee
11.45 BUS to Emo Court, Georgian Mansion with Jesuits links Guided Tour of Emo Court
12.30 Lunch available(optional) in Emo Court Tea Rooms
14 - 15.00 .00 TOUR of Emo Court Gardens More information on Emo House and the Irish Jesuits
15.15 MUSIC / INTERVIEW/ READINGS
Guitar: Conor Mahony; Two poems: Yiorgos Chouliaras (Greece); David Axelrod (USA);
Desmond Egan interviewed by Neil Donnelly;
Music: Diarmuid Johnson (Wales)
MC: Margaret Ryan
17.00 BUS to Monasterevin
18.00 Dinner
(NB: no admission without ticket; book before noon)
20.00 INTERNATIONAL POETRY READING and LECTURE
5 poems: Shizue Ogawa (Japan); Peter Milward SJ (Japan); Michael Massey;
Lecture: Hip Hopkins: David Axelrod, Poet Laureate, Suffolk County, New York
MC: Sarah O'Rourke
21.30 Festival Club The Manley Hopkins
3 poems: Irene Kyffin (UK); Vicki Rhomberg (Austria); An Irish Poem: Derek Egan; Mary O'Connor; Conor Mahony
MCs: Derek Egan and Conor Mahony
Friday 31st July
9.00 Artists please remove Art works before midday
(Purchases may be claimed, on payment, at Office)10.00 Multilingual Translations Workshop
Director: Aleksandra Kedzierska (Polish); with Miho Takahashi (Tenri University); Agathe Mansfield (Austrian, Slovenian); Bruno Gaurier (French); Will Adamson (German); Emil Cic (Croatian); Sarah O'Rourke (English) and visiting translators
Workshop will focus on Hopkins's Carrion Comfort (get your copy of Hopkins's Carrion Comfort here )
MC: Desmond Egan
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Multilingual Translations Workshop continues
13.00 Lunch Carmody's or Café Barista
15.45 YOUTH PROGRAMME
Closing events; Questionnaires
Presentation of Student Certificates
Moderator: Derek Egan
MC: Dan Carmody
17.00 WINE RECEPTION
( Reception, Courtesy of Slovenian Embassy)G. M. HOPKINS SOCIETY
Annual Public Meeting - visitors and suggestions welcomeTheme for 2009? The Newman module?
Dates: July 24 to 30, 2010. Suggestions for Participants.
Please complete Questionnaire
Chairman: Desmond Egan; Secretary: Pat Lonergan
18.00 Dinner (NB: no admission without ticket; book before noon)
20.30 Festival Club The Manley Hopkins
Riposte Poetry: 3 poems: Michael O'Flanagan Editor, Riposte , a monthly broadsheet published in Dublin with contributors from around the world ; Angelo Verga (USA); Christine Broe; Ciarán O'Rourke; Liam O'Meara;
MCs: Michael Jacob and Conor Mahony
FINALE
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