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Gerard Manley Hopkins International Literary FestivalGerard Manley Hopkins International Literary Festival

We remember absent friendsJustin Duane; Peter Milward SJ; Robert Joyce; Noreen Mahony; Deirdre Jacob

31st International FestivalHopkinsGerard

ManleyThe

Newbridge College Theatre

Friday 20th to Thursday 26th July 2018

celebrating

Gerard Manley Hopkinshis interests

PoetryPainting

MusicPhilosophy

Conservation

and his mentor

John Henry Newman

FRIDAY 20th JULY2.00 REGISTRATION begins7.00 RECEPTION and GRAND OPENING H.E. Frau Deike Potzel, German Ambassador to Ireland Music by Conor Mahony, guitar Koji Katsurayama, Hopkins Society of Japan The Mayor of Kildare Martin Hayden TD, Shizue Ogawa (Japan) The Newbridge Silver Literary Award 2018 Presentation to Lance Pierson A Hopkins poem read by Lance Pierson MC: Fiona O’Loughlin TD Art Exhibitions: Wilhelm Fockersperger; James McKenna; Charles Cullen Opening: Desmond Egan Eleanor Swan; Brian Bourke; Martin Gale Opening: Adrian McGoldrick MC: Derek Egan9.30 Festival Club: Coffeys (Main St.) Upstairs. A Favourite Hopkins Poem: Koji Katsurayama (Japan); Will Adamson (Germany); Sakiko Takagi (Japan); Tobias Schlingensiepen (Germany); Jenny Adamson; Bruno Gaurier (France); Lance Pierson (UK); Mona Abdelrahman (Egypt); Pushpa Parekh (India) Aleksandra Kedzierska (Poland); Mary Parsons; Jessica Bundschuh (Germany) MC: Will Adamson

SATURDAY 21st JULY9.00 REGISTRATION Parallel Youth Programme begins. Director: Derek Egan. Art Exhibitions open to public. (10% Deposit on sales)9.30 MUSIC WORKSHOP conducted by Conor Mahony MC: Derek Egan11.00 Coffee11.45 NEWBRIDGE LIBRARY (at the Bridge) CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP with Desmond Egan Participants may bring 25 copies of one poem, for critique. MC: Will Adamson (University of Ulm, Germany)1.00 Lunch: Chat and Chew (opposite Whitewater S.C.) 2.45 CERAMICS WORKSHOP with Eleanor Swan Visitors welcome; tickets at the door MC: Mary Parsons4.30 WHITEWATER SHOPPING CENTRE Music: Conor Mahony (Guitar); Diarmuid Johnson (Flute) Hopkins and Me: Tobias Schlingensiepen Two poems from: Donald Gardner (Netherlands); Jessica Bundschuh (Germany); Neil Donnelly; Lena Koster (Sweden); Philip Brady MC: Derek Egan6.00 Dinner: Harrigans (Main St.)8.00 ANNUAL CLASSICAL CONCERT World-famous Swedish pianist, Hans Pålsson Beethoven; Mozart; Scarlatti; Debussy; Schubert Introduction by Paul Keane, Hon Consul, Swedish-Irish Society Grand Piano sponsored by Reddy Charlton Ltd. Dublin MC: Morgan McCabe Admission: €25 (tickets at door)10.30 Nightcap in Johnson’s on the Liffey

SUNDAY 22nd JULY N.U.I.Maynooth Day10.30 MASS in Newbridge College Chapel Celebrant: Fr. John Harris OP, Prior Music: Hanna and Daniel Ryan Lessons: Derek Egan; Elaine Murphy Prayers of the Faithful: Will Adamson; Mary Parsons; Morgan McCabe; Hugo Magee; Bethan Kilfoil; Jenny Adamson; Tobias Schlingensiepen After Communion: That Nature Is A Heraclitean Fire read by Lance Pierson MC: Elaine Murphy11.45 BUS to Dublin (names in advance to Mary Parsons) Short bus tour of City MC: Elaine Murphy Lunch in Glasnevin (by choice). 2.00 GLASNEVIN CEMETERY: visit to Hopkins’s grave; led by Derek Egan A Hopkins poem: Elaine Murphy; Conor Mahony; Desmond Egan3.45 BUS to Maynooth University MC on trip: Hugo Magee 4.30 MAYNOOTH COLLEGE Welcome by Teresa Redmond (Maynooth University). 5.00 SHERRY RECEPTION (St. Mary’s Hall) sponsored by President Philip Nolan Guitar: Conor Mahony; Flute: Diarmuid Johnson Presentation of The O’Connor/ Baroda Cup Award 2018: Jim O’Donnell A Hopkins poem: Jenny Adamson; Tobias Schlingensiepen; a poem by Philip Brady; Lena Koster. MC: Teresa Redmond (Maynooth University)6.00 HOPKINS SOCIETY BANQUET (Renehan Hall) Entry by ticket only; please book in advance Andrew Delohery Vice President, Quinnipiac Uni., USA Prof Maria Pramaggiore Dean, Graduate Studies, Maynooth University Hopkins Society 2018 Presentations: The G.M. Hopkins Society Award: Paul Keane Lifetime Achievement Award: David Byrne MC: Derek Egan 8.45 BUS leaves on time from Front Gate10.00 NIGHTCAP Hotel Keadeen

MONDAY 23rd JULY9.30 REGISTRATION continues each day. PARALLEL YOUTH PROGRAMME Director: Derek Egan. 10.00 LECTURES Two Newly Discovered Letters: Lance Pierson (Gerard Manley Hopkins Society, U.K.) Desolation in Hopkins’s Ireland: Christine Kinealy (Quinnipiac University, USA) Moderator: Tobias Schlingensiepen (Topeka, USA) MC: Hugo Magee11.00 Coffee11.45 LECTURES Teaching Hopkins with Contemplative Pedagogy: Pushpa Parekh (Spelman College, Atlanta) Hopkins and The Humble Bee: Andrew Delohery (Quinnipiac University, USA) Moderator: Richard Jones (De Paul University, Chicago) MC: Eleanor Swan1.00 Lunch: Newbridge Silver Restaurant.

3.00 WINE RECEPTION, PRESENTATION and LECTURES The James McKenna Award 2018: Conor Bowman Hopkins’s Architectonics: Anthony Johnson (Abo Academy University, Finland) Ezra Pound and Hopkins: Robert Smart (Quinnipiac Uni., USA) Moderator: Aya Yoshida (Kyoto University, Japan) MC: Elaine Murphy4.00 COFFEE4.45 LECTURES Hopkins and Politics: William Adamson (University of Ulm, Germany) Hopkins’s View of Death: Masaru Ogino (Okayama University, Japan) Moderator: Michael McGinley MC: Hugo Magee6.00 Dinner: Harrigans (Main St.) 9.00 FESTIVAL CLUB: Coffey’s (Main Street) Three poems: Suzanne Ayoub (Austria); Kevin Kiely; Lena Koster (Sweden) Michael Woods (UK); Prose by Conor Bowman MC: Morgan McCabe

TUESDAY 24th JULY10.00 LECTURES Hopkins The Maker and the Made: Michael Woods (Malvern College, UK) Reading Duns Scotus with Hopkins: Vincent Giraud (Doshisha University, Japan) Moderator: Martin Dubois (Newcastle Uni., U.K.) MC: Jenny Adamson 11.00 Coffee11.45 LECTURES Hopkins and Wordsworth: Koji Katsurayama (Kyoto University, Japan) Hopkins’s Local Words: Martin Dubois (Newcastle University, U.K.) Moderator: Robert Smart (Quinnipiac University, USA) MC: Elaine Murphy1.00 Lunch: Market Garden restaurant (Main St.) 3.00 WINE RECEPTION, POETRY, LECTURES Reception, courtesy, The Czech Embassy Three poems: Neil Donnelly Hopkins and Gladstone: Michael McGinley (Dublin) Hopkins’s Rainbows: Aleksandra Kedzierska (Marie Curie Uni., Poland) Moderator: Jessica Bundschuh (Stuttgart University) MC: Bethan Kilfoil4.15 BOOK LAUNCH, LECTURES Hopkins’s and Pater: Brian Arkins (NUI Galway) The Smart Missile by Liam O’Meara launch by Will Adamson Two poems read by Liam O’Meara Hopkins’s Diaries: Anne-Marie Millim (University of Luxembourg) What Really Happened to the Deutschland: Peter Costello (Literary Editor Irish Catholic) Moderator: Christopher Green (De Paul University, Chicago) MC: Conor Mahony 6.00 DINNER: Harrigans (Main Street)9.00 Festival Club: Cummins’s Pub 3 poems: Chris Green and Richard Jones (De Paul University, Chicago); Pushpa Parekh (India); Kevin Kiely (Ireland) MC: Michael Jacob

WEDNESDAY 25th JULY10.00 LECTURES Hopkins and Wales: Bethan Kilfoil (RTE) Coleridge’s Mariner and Hopkins’s Wreck: Jordan Welsh (Essex University, U.K.) Moderator: Richard Jones (De Paul University, Chicago) MC: Hugo Magee11.00 Coffee11.45 TRANSLATION WORKSHOP Workshop on To Seem The Stranger Lies My Lot My Life Director: Will Adamson (University of Ulm, Germany) with visiting translators from Japan, France, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, India... MC: Derek Egan1.00 Lunch: Judge Roy Beans (opposite Whitewater Centre)2.30 LECTURES Irish Dancing: Tomás O Conghaile Yeats Poems for Students: Desmond Egan MC: Michael Jacob3.45 WINE RECEPTION, MUSIC and LECTURES Japanese Shamisen played by Aya Yoshida Sprung Rhythm: Bronwen Hudson (Oxford University, U.K.) The Skylark and the Windhover: Aya Yoshida (Kyoto University, Japan) Moderator: Michael Woods (Malvern College, U.K.) MC: Eve Donlon5.00 MEMORY TREE in College Grounds Justin Duane; Peter Milward SJ; Deirdre Jacob with Fr. John Harris OP, Prior and Fr. Joseph Sweeney A poem by Kevin McEneaney; Richard Jones; and Shizue Ogawa MC: Desmond Egan Group Photograph: Jim Kelly (KTWU Producer, Washburn University, USA)6.00 DINNER: Harrigans7.30 Riverbank Arts Centre, Main Street (NB: Admission ticket necessary) THE G.M.HOPKINS INTERNATIONAL POETRY EVENT sponsored by Kildare County Arts Service Japanese Shamisen played by Aya Yoshida A Hopkins poem: Elaine Murphy; a Japanese poem read by Koji Katsurayama; a Thomas Kinsella poem read by Jenny Adamson; a Paul Celan poem read by William Adamson; a poem from Argentina read by Seamus Collins O.P. 2 poems: Pushpa Parekh (India) Neil Donnelly (Ireland) Chris Green (USA) Lena Koster (Sweden) Philip Brady (Ireland) Shizue Ogawa (Japan) Michael Woods (UK) Donald Gardner (Netherlands) Conor Bowman (Ireland) (short story) Suzanne Ayoub (Austria) Kevin McEneaney (USA) Diarmuid Johnson (Wales) Kevin Kiely (Ireland) Richard Jones (USA)

Emilia Ivancu (Romania) Desmond Egan MC: Elaine Murphy Admission: €109.30 FESTIVAL CLUB in O’Rourke’s TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC EVENING Irish Dancer; Tomás O Conghaile (Galway) Poems in Irish: Derek Egan; Máire Nic Chonchubhair; Conor Mahony MCs: Derek Egan and Conor Mahony

THURSDAY 26th JULY10.00 LECTURES Hopkins, De Rancé and Conversion: Eamon Kiernan (Magdeburg University, Germany) May Magnificat: Sakiko Takagi (Nagoya, Japan) John Wilson and Gerard Manley Hopkins: Kevin Kiely (Dublin) Moderator: Fr. Joseph Sweeney (U.K.) MC: Derek Egan11.00 Coffee11.45 LECTURES Hopkins and Hardy, Precursors: Kevin McEneaney (New York) From Journal to Poem: Seán Bagnall Moderator: Eamon Kiernan (Magdeburg University, Germany) MC: Jenny Adamson 1.00 Lunch: Chat and Chew restaurant (top of Main Street)2.15 SYMPOSIUM A resumé of Lectures; followed by a discussion Panel: Bronwen Hudson; Jessica Bundschuh; Brian Arkins; Masaru Ogino; Seán Bagnall Moderator: Desmond Egan MC: Teresa Redmond3.30 YOUTH PROGRAMME CONCLUSION (parents welcome to attend) Presentation: Bowman Award and Student Certificates by Teresa Redmond (Maynooth University) Moderator: Derek Egan MC: Hugo Magee4.45 A WALK ALONG THE CURRAGH Guided Tour by Michael Jacob Names in advance to Mary Parsons MC: Mary Parsons Bus: €5; Lecture free7.00 Dinner: Harrigans or Hotel Keadeen8.30 Transport to Hotel Keadeen9.00 RECEPTION and FESTIVAL CLUB Hotel Keadeen Bruno Gaurier (France): a Hopkins poem and translation; two poems: Lena Koster; Suzanne Ayoub. Two songs: Conor Mahony and Peter Byrne 3 poems by Michael O’Flanagan; Christine Broe; Liam O’Meara; and friends MC: Morgan McCabe FINALE: Everyone sings or recites!

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FRIDAY 27th JULY 9.00 ART EXHIBITION: Closing at 11am. Purchasers may collect after final payment at Office. ADMISSIONAdmission to Lectures: €10; Classical Concert: €25;Maynooth Day including bus: €50;Banquet and Sherry Reception only: €35Registration for full week: €350 (includes Concerts, Banquet, Tea/Coffee,Wine receptions; and administration fee) Opening Reception and Festival Club each evening: free.

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I am very proud of the Manley Hopkins Summer School’s contributionto the literary, artistic and social life of my town of Newbridge andour county of Kildare.

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COMMITTEEArtistic Director: Desmond EganAssistant Director: Will AdamsonPresident: Teresa RedmondAdministrator: Vivienne AbbottTreasurer: Conor Mahony, Desmond EganEvents Coordinator: Elaine MurphyYouth Programme: Derek Egan Music: Conor MahonyWebsite: Vivienne AbbottMaynooth University: Elaine Murphy, Jenny Adamson, Teresa RedmondOther Events: Eleanor Swan, Morgan McCabe, Michael Jacob Mary Parsons, Bethan Kilfoil, Hugo Magee, Bonnie O’Halloran, Eve Donlon Consultants: Robert Smart; John Hunter; Sakiko Takagi; Michael Allsopp;Michael Woods; Shane McGrath; Shizue Ogawa; Seán Dunne, Bruno Gaurier

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