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Don Schofield

@don-schofield.bsky.social

Poet, Memoirist, Translator, Expat, Lover of Life

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Images from--and associated with--my memoir, FROM THE CYCLOPS CAVE. Just out.

#BookSky #authorinterview #memoir #bookclub #writing #writersky #kindlebooks #Bookstagram #Bookstodon #ebooks #AuthorSky #writers #writercommunity #Wanderlust #readersky #literary #bildungsroman #Greece #readingcommunity

15.02.2026 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A poet, writer, teacher, well worth a deep dive.

www.instagram.com/p/DUe1SvekYc...

09.02.2026 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cyclops Cave by Don Schofield โ€” Open Letters Review Don Schofieldโ€™s memoir of his life in Greece

And here's the whole Open Letters Review...

openlettersreview.com/posts/cyclop...

#BookSky #authorinterview #book #memoir #memoirs #bookclub #booktok #currentlyreading #writing #writersky #kindlebooks #Bookstagram #Bookstodon #Bookreviews #BookSky #authorinterview #book #memoir #memoirs #bookclub

08.02.2026 09:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"...Schofield is no gauzy describer of Greek nature, its sounds and smells, the fresh vegetables and fruit that he eats, the look of light on the Aegean at different times of day. [He] takes pleasure in daily activities. He embraces physical challenges."
--Open Letters Review

08.02.2026 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Q&A With Don Schofield, Author Of From The Cyclops Cave - BOOKGLOW From the Cyclops Cave: A Braided Memoir intertwines past and present, weaving a turbulent childhood in 1950s California with an adult life shaped by solitude on the Cycladic islands of Greece. Author ...

Many thanks to Book Glow for doing this Q & A with me on my latest book, FROM THE CYCLOPS CAVE: A BRAIDED MEMOIR.
#BookSky #authorinterview #book #memoir #memoirs #Bookstagram #Bookreviews #writers #writercommunity #reader #Greece

bookglow.net/qa-with-don-...

03.02.2026 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Q&A With Don Schofield, Author Of From The Cyclops Cave - BOOKGLOW From the Cyclops Cave: A Braided Memoir intertwines past and present, weaving a turbulent childhood in 1950s California with an adult life shaped by solitude on the Cycladic islands of Greece. Author ...

Many thanks to Book Glow for doing this Q & A with me on my latest book, FROM THE CYCLOPS CAVE: A BRAIDED MEMOIR. All comments and questions welcome.

bookglow.net/qa-with-don-...

27.01.2026 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Leigh McGowan on Instagram: "Today is the tipping point." 313K likes, 11K comments - iampoliticsgirl on January 24, 2026: "Today is the tipping point.".

ENOUGH!!!
www.instagram.com/reel/DT6eTBk...

25.01.2026 06:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And MtK Article (Last Page):

20.01.2026 10:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MtK Article (Page 2):

20.01.2026 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Many thanks to Eleni Theodoridou and the Thessaloniki newspaper Macedonia (MtK) for doing this lovely profile on me and my new book. Here's the article translated into English:

20.01.2026 10:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Yearโ€™s Hope - Passager Books Poems about small hopes, from Kathleen Hellen, Becky Sakellariou, Paula Sergi, and Martin Steyer.

So glad to hear a poem from my friend and former colleague Becky Sakellariou (along with three other excellent poets). May 2026 be, for each of them, their best year ever! passagerbooks.com/new-years-ho...

11.01.2026 09:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Female Poets on Instagram: "โ€œThe pleasure of creativity can erase any painโ€ - Dr. Nawal El Saadawi Full video is on YouTube: โ€œNYU-SCPS McGhee Event: โ€œCreativity, Dissidence, and Womenโ€ - Dr. Nawal ... 4,554 likes, 78 comments - femalepoetssociety on January 9, 2026: "โ€œThe pleasure of creativity can erase any painโ€ - Dr. Nawal El Saadawi Full video is on YouTube: โ€œNYU-SCPS McGhee Event: โ€œCreativi...

For so many, writing in survival! www.instagram.com/reel/DTS5NjE...

10.01.2026 07:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Read An Excerpt Of From The Cyclops Cave By Don Schofield - BOOKGLOW From the Cyclops Cave: A Braided Memoir by Don Schofield intertwines past and present, weaving a turbulent childhood in 1950s California with an adult life shaped by solitude on the Cycladic islands o...

An excerpt from my memoir FROM THE CYCLOPS CAVE has just come out in BOOK GLOW. Enjoy! bookglow.net/read-an-exce...

09.01.2026 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Visual Preview (slightly revised) of
FROM THE CYCLOPS CAVE:
A BRAIDED MEMOIR
by Don Schofield
www.don-schofield.com #BookSky #authorinterview #book #memoir #memoirs #bookclub #booktok #currentlyreading #writing #writersky #writesky #kindlebooks #Bookstagram #bildungsroman #Greece #ebooks #Books

28.12.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Good to see my memoir--FROM THE CYCLOPS CAVE--found a comfy place for the holidays. Seasons greetings to all!

28.12.2025 09:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A braided memoir of resilience, self-discovery and the search for home. #Memoir #WriterSky #Bookstagram #MustRead #AllAuthor #ebooks #Books #AuthorSky #bildungsroman #Greece

27.12.2025 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Visual Preview of
FROM THE CYCLOPS CAVE:
A BRAIDED MEMOIR
by Don Schofield
www.don-schofield.com/greece

17.12.2025 21:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If we could just get it down to Mar-a-Lago, that wouldn't be much of a loss at all.

01.12.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Out at last: FROM THE CYCLOPS CAVE: A BRAIDED MEMOIR

A story that intertwines past and present,
weaving a turbulent childhood in 1950s California
with an adult life shaped by solitude
on the Cycladic islands of Greece

Available at Open Books Press
Amazon USA & UK

30.11.2025 11:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More from the Serres Festival

29.11.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What a wonderful two days of poetry, music and dance at the Third International Serres Poetry Festival. Warm thanks to Tryantafillos Kotopoulos, Isidora Malama and the many others who put on the events at the spacious Kronio Theater and in the warm blue light of the Zinzirli Mosque.

29.11.2025 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Hubris โ€“ Ludic, Literate & Longform Since 2009.

Here's the November issue of Weekly Hubris (posting it again because I had trouble posting it earlier). Enjoy! weeklyhubris.com?fbclid=IwY2x...

23.11.2025 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm delighted to be participating tomorrow and Saturday in the 3rd International Poetry Festival of Serres, Greece. This year the festival is honoring the centenary of Mikis Theodorakis' birth.

20.11.2025 11:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Better yet, on his tombstone!

20.11.2025 06:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sure can relate to this.

20.11.2025 06:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Leonard Cohen - Moving On (Official Video)
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He's gone, just as the Greece he knew is gone. But like bits of carbon from stars, something of both remains. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eky...

08.11.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just out in Weekly Hubris, "Two Arrivals," an excerpt from my memoir FROM THE CYCLOPS CAVE, due out in a few weeks from Open Books Press. weeklyhubris.com/two-arrivals/

02.11.2025 10:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just out in Weekly Hubris, "Two Arrivals," and excerpt from my memoir FROM THE CYCLOPS CAVE, due out in a few weeks from Open Books Press. weeklyhubris.com/two-arrivals/

02.11.2025 10:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A pleasure hearing Thanos Giannoudis, Martha Vasiliadi and Sofia Potari read and talk about Thanosโ€™ translations of Four Poets on the Threshold of Modernism. And what a delight that they invited meโ€”quite unexpectedly!โ€”to read a couple in the original English. Thanks too Mythistoria Bookstore.

19.10.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My Savior...

07.10.2025 11:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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