WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT THE YEATS SUMMER SCHOOL

'To my father, Sligo was home. Sligo was his initial literary inspiration, and the real importance of the Summer School has been its ability to intermingle its academic activities with the haunted beauty of the Sligo countryside.'
– Michael Yeats, 'To My Father, Sligo Was Home'

'The number of summer schools in Ireland now runs to dozens, but the doyenne of them all remains the Yeats Summer School.'
– The Irish Times

'Summer schools—intensive programs that draw scholars and lay students alike–are a popular institution in Ireland, and the Yeats International Summer School is the best known of all.' Read more >>
– Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington D.C.)

'If you ever have the opportunity to go to the Yeats Summer School, take it. The chance to be taught by scholars who are leaders in their field, to chat with them and other Yeats aficionados over a Guinness in the Silver Swan each evening, to explore the stunning coastline and countryside surrounding Sligo and beyond, is one that should not be missed. Above all, it's an absolute blast.'
– Dr. Rachel Buxton, New College, Oxford

'The Yeats Summer School provided me with the opportunity to learn from renowned scholars in small, friendly seminars, but also to engage them in more informal conversation at the local pub and on field trips to 'the Yeats country'. It provided me an opportunity to develop professional contacts and (more importantly) friendships with students and scholars from around the world. In short, it was unforgettable.'
– Dr. Sean Heuston, Assistant Professor of English,
  The Citadel (Charleston, S.C.)

'The Summer School's curriculum mingled “the useful with the sweet“ and was enjoyable as well as informative.'
– Tom Biscardi, retired Police Officer (Philadelphia)

'I enjoyed very much coming to the Yeats Summer School. I found that the lectures provided substantial backgrounds for discussing Yeats' poetry in the seminars. I enjoyed the combination of studies, visits and the variety of social gatherings.'
– Sylvie Chevalier (France)

'People come from all over the world to attend this intimate, welcoming mini-university: 170 participants from 22 countries this year. I will never forget hearing a South Korean Yeats scholar perform an impromptu version of “O Sole Mio” during a singing session at an Irish dancing class.' Read more >>
– Jennifer Horne, poetry editor

'Students of eighteen different nationalities came in search of W.B. Yeats and of Irish literature in general; students came from the likes of America, England, Italy, Romania, Korea, Japan and Australia – a range of countries which suggests how widely Yeats's influence has spread.' Read more >>
– Alison D’Arcy, student at UCD

'The generous two-week format of the Summer School brings together the most respected academics in Yeats studies, from Ireland, the UK, the USA and Canada, but also from Japan and other countries where Yeats's poems are read. The students themselves come from very different backgrounds: undergraduates with general literary interests, doctoral students with a particular interest in Yeats, aspiring poets who want to learn the trade, and cultural tourists of all ages.' Read more >>
– Liliana Pop, student from Romania

'Each year the Yeats International Summer School brings together some of the world’s finest scholars in Irish literature. This year, as recipient of one of the scholarships I made the long journey from the southernmost tip of mainland Australia to the west of Ireland in order to study once more in what the poet called “a learned school.”' Read more >>
– Anthea Merewethera

          

Yeats Society president Joe Cox and Caitriona Yeats                                   John and Mitsuko, friends reunited, 2011

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