Saturday July 19th 2008
10.00 .. Registration Review of the programme for the week
10.30 .. Words and Music Workshop Conor Mahony (guitar) and friends
11.30 .. Coffee
11.45 .. Workshop continues
12.30 .. Making Documentary Films -- the view from behind the camera
Jim Kelly, award-winning filmmaker (WCTV, Washburn Univ. Kansas, U.S.A.)
1.15 .. Lunch and group photograph
2.15 .. An Introduction to Hopkins and his Poetry Conor Mahony (Gaelscoil Chill Dara)
3.15 .. Festival Film Project Jim Kelly
4.00 .. Summer School Grand Opening Parents welcome!
5.00 .. Day programme finishes
8 pm .. Classical Concert in Moore Abbey Míceál O'Rourke, piano
Sun.20 th *Optional for students
Festival visit to N.U.I. Maynooth (see The Maynooth Day 2008 )
10.30 .. Bus leaves Monasterevin. (Available to students on request)
Talks and tours of the old university including The Russell Library
5.30 .. Day programme finishes. Students must arrange their own transport home.
Monday July 21st
10.00 .. Main Festival Lectures
11.00 .. Coffee
11.30 .. Poetry Workshop Director: Dr. David Axelrod
1.00 .. Lunch
2.00 .. Guided Tour of the Art Exhibitions Ed Navone
3.00 .. Festival Film Project/Creative Writing Jim Kelly and David Axelrod
4.30 .. Day programme finishes
Tuesday July 22nd
10.00 .. The World of Bookselling and Publishing John McNamee (Easons, Portlaoise and President of the European Booksellers Federation )
11.00 .. Coffee
11.30 .. An Approach to Poetry Part 1 Will Adamson (Univ. of Ulm)
1.00 .. Lunch
2.00 .. My Favourite Poem
Discussing your own favourite poem in the company of an International Panel
3.00 .. Animation Workshop Moykul Connolly (Animatazz)
4.30 .. Day programme finishes
Wednesday July 23rd
10.00 .. An Approach to Poetry Part 2 Will Adamson
11.15 .. Coffee
11.45 .. Main Festival
Lectures: Hopkins and Irish Poets John Kerrigan (USA)
Meta at Musica Kreshimir Galen (Croatia)
1.00 .. Lunch
2.00 .. Poetry and Performance Elaine Murphy (Licentiate, Guildhall School of Music and Drama)
2.30 .. The Hill of Allen -- A Tale of Destruction Brian O'Loughlin, Sculptor - check out The Hill of Action Group )
3.00 .. Contemporary Dance Dr. Alice Bloch (Washington Univ. Missouri, USA)
3.30 .. Festival Film Project/Creative Writing Jim Kelly and David Axelrod
4.30 .. Day programme finishes
8 p.m .. Traditional Irish Music Concert Camross Comhaltas Group of Musicians and Dancers
Thursday July 24th
10.00 .. Main Festival Lectures
11.00 .. Coffee
11.30 .. Study and Life at Third Level
Group discussion with the students of N.U.I. Maynooth
12.00 .. An Approach to Poetry Part 3 Will Adamson
1.00 .. Lunch
2.00 .. Where centuries quiver in a leaf The Poetry of Desmond Egan Elaine Murphy
2.30 .. What it means to be a Poet
An informal discussion with Desmond Egan on what it is to be a modern-day poet
3.00 .. Composition and Performance Presenting your own compositions
4.30 .. Day programme finishes
Friday July 25th
10.00 .. Multilingual Translation Workshop Director: Aleksandra Kedzierska University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska, Lublin, POLAND)Find out more about this unique Workshop and get a copy of the Hopkins poem, No worst, there is none ... , and be ready to contribute: all languages, including Irish welcome!
11.00 .. Coffee
11.30 .. Multilingual Translation Workshop continues
1.00 .. Lunch
2.00 .. Festival Film Project Jim Kelly
3.00 .. Return of questionnaires
3.30 .. Poetry -- Composition and Performance Presenting your own compositions
Presentation of student awards and certificates Parents welcome!
4.30 .. End of Youth Programme
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