
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 15:00 to 18:45
Maynooth University Library
This is the 2nd annual event to celebrate the Pearse Hutchinson Archive held at Maynooth University Library. The seminar will be chaired by the writer, poet and broadcaster Vincent Woods and will include a paper by Prof. Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Ireland Professor of Poetry, musical performance by Danny Diamond and Néillidh Mulligan and a launch of an exhibition of material from the Archive.
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Seminar Programme
Seminar Chair: Vincent Woods, Writer, poet and broadcaster |
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15:00 | Cathal McCauley, University Librarian, Maynooth University | Welcome |
15:10 | Danny Diamond | Performance of new musical compositions grounded in Pearse Hutchinson’s work |
15:30 | Keynote speaker
Prof. Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Ireland Professor of Poetry |
'European Prayer: Poetic Connections, Translation and the Worlds of Pearse Hutchinson' |
16:20 | Readings | Readings of Catalan poems translated into English and Irish by Pearse Hutchinson, and a Spanish translation of a Hutchinson poem in English. |
17:20 | Caroline Wynne, Director of Creative Connexions, the annual Irish/Catalan Cultural Festival in Sitge | Pearse Hutchinson and Catalonia |
17:40 | Hugh Murphy, Senior Librarian, Collection Management Services, Maynooth University Library Cait Harrigan, PhD Candidate, Maynooth University |
The Pearse Hutchinson Archive - written and spoken words |
18:00 | Prof. Philip Nolan, President, Maynooth University | Launch of exhibition and musical performance by Néillidh Mulligan |
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