Don Schofield

Forgot to mention the 20 euro fee for participants in the earlier announcement, which includes a copy of my memoir.

Workshop limited to 15 participants, so come early.

Still, hoping to see you there.

Just back from a fine three days in Bitola, N. Macedonia, where I participated in their 13th annual literary festival. Many thanks to Mihajlo Sviderski, his fellow organizers, writers and attendees, all of whom helped open my eyes, ears and heart to the rewards and struggles for Balkan writer today.

Halleluiah! An excellent review from Kirkus. Praise the gatekeepers!

I am pleased to announce that my memoir FROM THE CYCLOPS CAVE is now available at the following bookshops in Greece:

ATHENS:
• Ο Μετεωρίτης, Φωκίωνος Νέγρη 68, Κυψέλη
Meteoritis, Fokionos Negri 68, Kypseli

• TEO Books & Coffee, Δουσμάνι 3, Γλυφάδα
TEO Books & Coffee, Dousmani 3, Glyfada

THESSALONIKI:
• Μυθιστορία Βιβλιοπωλείο, Βαφόπουλου 20
Mythistoria Bookstore, Vafopoulou 20

• Σαιξπηρικόν, Πατριάρχου Ιωακείμ 8
Saixpirikon, Patriarchou Ioakim 8

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من قلبي سلام للبنان 🕊️ ولكل أوطاننا 💔 From the Royal Albert Hall, London.. Li Beirut 🇱🇧 Lebanon always rises again from the ashes. This is our utmost belief!🙏 #royalalberthall #london #lebanon #beirut #لبيروت

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George Carlin spits some truth bullets about how people tend to lose themselves in the pursuit of being right #georgecarlin #humanexperience #comedy #cult #standupcomic

Friday's sessions included AUTH students reading Ashbery poems and their (fine) translations, the keynote speech by Tatiani, panel presentations by Vasiliki Misiou, Moira Egan, Giorgos Alisanoglou and George K. Michaelidis on "John Ashbery & Translation," and two afternoon translation workshops, introduced by Liana Skelliou, and coordinated by her and Vasilis Papageorgiou.

A few pics from that day...

Warm thanks to Tatiani Rapatzikou, Vasilis Papageorgiou and the other organizers of Thursday and Friday's John Ashbery Symposium at AUTH. A wonderful experience.

Thursday featured Zoom presentations by Alan Marshall, Stamatina Dimakopoulou, Artemis Michailidou, Elsa Korneti, Thomas Mantzaris, and yours truly, as well as a Round Table that included Mark Ford, Daniel Kane, David Lehman, Vasilis Papageorgiou and Karen Roffman.

Here are a few pics from Zoom Central, with Tatiani Rapatzikou in the pilot’s seat.