The Hopkins Youth Festival July 2025

• 9.15 Registration
• 9.45 An Approach to Poetry: An exploration of the poetry for the Leaving Cert. – Session 1 Will Adamson (University of Bamberg, Germany)
• 11.00 COFFEE with the Festival participants
• 11.45 Creative Writing Workshop: Director: Patricia Cleary Miller (Rockhurst University, Kansas, USA)
• 1.00 Lunch
• 2.00 Write Your Own Poem – Led by Will Adamson and Elizabeth Doyle (Trinity College, Dublin)
• 2.30 An Fhilíocht Don Ardteist – Seisiún 1 Derek Egan (Irish teacher and Dept. of Education examiner)
• 3.00 Words & Music Workshop: Conor Mahony (Musician and songwriter)
• 4.00 Finish

Monday 22nd July

10.00 An experience of academic lectures

• What Heart Heard Of’ Katherine Coles (University of Utah)
  
• Ecology and Christ’s Body in Hopkins Poetry’ Joshua King (Baylor University, Texas)
• 11.00 Coffee
• 11.30 Shakespeare’s Drama for the Leaving Cert. Jenny Adamson (English teacher and Licentiate, London School of Music & Drama)
• 12.30 A guide to speaking and performing in public : Jenny Adamson
• 1.00 Lunch
• 2.00 Origami Workshop : Akiko Kidokoro (Japan)
• 3.00 Wine reception and music recital
• 4.00 Finish

Tuesday 23rd July

• 10.00 An Approach to Poetry Session 2 Will Adamson
• 11.00 Coffee
• 11.30 An fhilíocht don Ardteist
• 12.15 Writing your own poem – Session 2 Elizabeth Doyle
• 1.00 Lunch
• 2.00 A guided view of the Festival Art Exhibition led by Graphic Artist, William Finnie
• 2.30 A students’ introduction to Hopkins and his poetry Conor Mahony
• 3.00 Why write? Conor Bowman (author, songwriter, barrister)
• 4.00 Finish

Wednesday 24th July

• 10.00 An Approach to Poetry Session 3 Will Adamson
• 11.00 Coffee
  
• 11.30 Bishop, Eliot and Smith a discussion with Brett Millier, (Middlebury College, Vermont,USA)
• 12.30 Writing your own poem – Session 3 Elizabeth Doyle
• 1.00 Lunch
• 2.00 ‘Spring and Fall a close reading of the poem for the Translation Workshop, Elaine Murphy (Licentiate, London School of Music & Drama)
• 2.30 My favourite poem – Students discuss their favourite poem in the company of an international panel
• 3.15 Presenting your own poem
• 4.00 Finish

Thursday 25th July

• 10.00 Making a short Film: The view from behind the camera Jim Kelly (Award-winning film-maker, KTWU TV Station, Kansas, USA)
• 11.00 Coffee
• 11.45 Translation Workshop – Choose a language group to work with
• 1.00 Lunch