What our Visitors think of
The GM Hopkins Summer School

Each year, last week in July since 1987

The Gerard Manley Hopkins International Summer school has taken place during the last week of July, every year since 1987.

Read what some of our visitors thought of the experience.

Internationally renowned scholar and critic, Hugh Kenner, had this to say about the Summer School:

The Hopkins Summer School is a major part of the process of keeping Hopkins re-invented Hugh Kenner, Athens University, Georgia, USA
Hugh Kenner Remembered

Visitors to The Gerard Manley Hopkins Summer School enjoy music, art,poetry and friendship. Above all, they appreciate a well organised festival. Is this the key to the survival of the GM Hopkins International Summer School?

Bhí an cheardlann go han-mhaith! -
S.C. Ireland - commenting on the Translation Workshop.

Perfect. Just perfect. - B.R.G. France

'An extraordinarily rich experience - E.H. Nebraska, USA

'The Hopkins Summer School offers a grand opportunity for fellowship and exchane of knowledge A.M. Athens, Greece

'Nothing but enjoyment.' Z.T. Beijing, China

I was very inspiring E.W. Lublin, Poland

' . . varied and wonderful'. J.T. Geneva, Switzerland

'Interdisciplinary cross-fertilization of scholarship, music, art, and poetry.' H. K. Osaka, Japan

'Well organized with plenty of varied activities.' J.C. California, USA

'I liked best the high level of the Festival.' E.C. Croatia

'What i liked best was the variety of events.' W.A. Chester, UK

'The Festival was very well organised' - A.S. Russia

'The Hopkins Summer School surprizes us with its ever greater variety.'
I.B. Czech Republic

Complete strangers are old friends . . music and laughter. Go!
M.K. Turin, Italy

To attend the GM hopkins International Summer School is not like visiting another country but another world, where seriousness and gaiety go hand in hand in that uniquely Irish way. Within hours of arriving at Monasterevin, complete strangers are old friends. The poems are beautiful, the Guinness flows. There is music and laughter.Go!
Roger McGough, Poet, , (2001) Poet, England

I had a great time in Monasterevin. It was a wonderful experience.
Chie Itoh, 2001,
E.Z. Tokyo, Japan

Excellently organised! A-M. B. Nantes, France

Everything was excellently organised. E. C. (2001) Croatia

I have to say it was the best-organised festival I have ever participated in.
Anatoly Kudrasvitsky, Poet, Moscow, Russia

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