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HOPKINS YOUTH PROGRAMME 2011
Director: Derek Egan |
The Hopkins Youth Programme runs alongside the Gerard Manley Hopkins International Literary Festival,attracting students from around the globe who are passionate about Hopkins, poetry, art, creative writing, discussion and joining in a range of Workshops.
Saturday 23rd
3 pm The Gerard Manley Hopkins International Literary Festival Grand Opening
8 pm Celebrity Classical Concert Anthony Byrne (piano) Mairéad Buicke (soprano)
Sunday 24th
Maynooth Day Festival Visit to Clongowes Wood College and NUI Maynooth (names must be given in beforehand)
Though the Youth Programme does not start officially until Monday all students are invited to attend the above events free of charge.
Monday 25th
9.30 …. Registration and review of the Programme
10.00 …. A Students' Introduction to Hopkins and his Poetry Conor Mahony (Hopkins Scholar , Gaelscoil Chill Dara)
10.30 …. Coffee
10.45 Interactive Group Sessions –— An Approach to Poetry Will Adamson (Head of Eng. Dept. University of Ulm, Germany). Producing a Film Jim Kelly (Award-winning filmmaker, WCTV, Kansas, USA)
Creative Writing Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan (Suffolk Co. Poet Laureate, New York, USA)
11.45 …. Hopkin's poem The Windhover: an Examination. Brian Arkins (NUI Galway)
Get the Text of Windhover here
Tuesday 26th
10.00 …. Interactive Group Sessions 2 Will Adamson, Jim Kelly, Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan
11.00 …. Coffee
11.15 Reading your poem in public Jenny Adamson (Licentiate, London Guildhall School of Music & Drama)
11.45 An introduction to 3rd level lectures: Hopkins and James McKenna; Desmond Egan. Hopkins and Apocalypse Terence Brown (TCD)
1.00 …. Lunch
2.00 …. Looking at Art – A guided tour of the Festival Art Exhibits Eleanor Swan (Artist)
2.30 Poetry: A Personal Experience Jim Ryan (Former English teacher and Principal, Dungarvan CBS)
3.00 The Story of a Building – Illustrated lecture presented by award-winning Grafton Architects, Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrel(See Festival 2011 Programme for details)
4.00 …. Finish
Wednesday 27th
10.00 …. Interactive Group Sessions 3 Will Adamson, Jim Kelly, Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan
11.00 …. Coffee
11.15 …. Lithography Workshop Margaret Becker (Graphic Artist)
12.45 …. Lunch
1.45 My Favourite Poem -- Students discuss their own favourite poem in the company of an international panel
2.30 …. The Hill of Allen – A Tale of Destruction Brian O'Loughlin (The Hill of Allen Action Group )
3.15 Interactive Group Sessions 4 Will Adamson, Jim Kelly, Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan
4.00 Finish |
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8.00 Irish Music Night The Eadestown/Kilteel Branch, Ceoltas Ceoltóiri Éireann Over 30 local musicians, singers and dancers
No charge for students.
Thursday 28th
10.00 …. Multilingual Translation Workshop. Translating Hopkins poem the Windhover – choose a language group to work with
11.00 …. Coffee
11.15 …. Interactive Group Sessions 5 Will Adamson, Jim Kelly, Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan
12.15 Poetry and Performance
12.45 …. Lunch
1.45 …. Interactive Group Sessions 6 Will Adamson, Jim Kelly, Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan
2.40 Profession: Poet A Special student interview with Desmond Egan, multi-award winning poet and Artistic Director of the Hopkins
International Literary Festiva
l3.30 Hopkins: Music, Magic, Milk Conor Bowman B.L.
4.00 Finish
Friday 29th (Please note later finishing time)
10.00 …. Interactive Group Sessions 7 Will Adamson, Jim Kelly, Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan
11.00 …. Coffee
11.15 …. Presentation of student awards and certificates – Parents welcome!
Poetry and Performance – students' own poems
12.00 Interactive Group Sessions 8 Will Adamson, Jim Kelly, Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan
1.00 …. Lunch
  
2.00 Field Trip: Discover the Bog of Allen Michael Jacob, naturalist
5.00 Conclusion of Student Programme
The Gerard Manley Hopkins Archive since 1987
The Gerard Manley Hopkins Youth Programme |
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