David B. Axelrod
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David B. Axelrod (born July 29, 1943) is a poet and educator.
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[edit] Early life and education
He was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, where he lived until his college years. His education included a B. A. from University of Massachusetts, 1965; M. A. from The Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars, 1966; M. F. A. from the University of Iowa Writing Workshops, 1967; and his Ph. D. from Union Institute, 1977.
[edit] Career
A current resident of Daytona Beach, Florida, he spent forty years on Long Island between the years 1969 and 2009. He is an author and sponsor of international writers’ programs covering dozens of countries and nearly forty languages. He has performed and taught as an author and educator lecturing in England, France, Sicily, Italy, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Hong Kong and throughout the People's Republic of China.
He is a student of ten languages, author of nineteen books and many articles. Axelrod's work has been translated and published in numerous languages including Albanian and Bulgarian, Chinese and Japanese, Hebrew and Yiddish, Italian and Sicilian, Greek and Macedonian, Russian and Romanian, French and Creole, Spanish and Portuguese, German and Dutch among others.
[edit] Awards
In honor of his book ANOTHER WAY: Poems Derived from the Tao Te Ching, Dr. Axelrod was made a representative of the Wu Dang Temple’s American branch. For the period of April, 2007 through May 2009, he was selected to serve as Suffolk County (Long Island, New York) Poet Laureate. Summer, 2009, received the Hopkins' Society Award for his work with young authors, from the Gerard Manley Hopkins Society at Mainooth College, Ireland.
He is recipient of three Fulbright Awards: He is the first Fulbright Award recipient to win back-to-back awards in two separate areas—serving first as Poet-in-Residence in Yugoslavia, in 1989. Professor of American Literature at the University of Skopia in Macedonia in 1989-90. He also served as America's representative at the Struga Poetry Evenings where he was awarded their 1989 poetry prize. A third Fulbright Award, as the first official Poet-in-Residence appointed in the People’s Republic of China, 1993-1994.
He is Founder and Director, Creative Happiness Institute, Inc., a 501-c-3 organization whose mission is to promote happiness and wellness through creative writing and alternative health pursuits. He is also founder and Vice President, Writers Unlimited Agency, Inc., a 501-c-3 not-for-profit educational service which promotes the writing arts.
He is publisher of Writers Ink Press and President of 3WS, World-Wide Writers Services.
[edit] Exemplary Poem (Winner, ROGUE SCHOLARS award)
THE LAST TIME MY FATHER BEAT ME
- The last time my father beat me,
- he was eighty-eight. He’d hit it
- straight, one hundred twenty yards
- to the green of his short course.
- I’d spray one left or blow one well beyond.
- His one sure putt, accomplished
- without squatting to align. Once
- it was a chase into my bedroom where
- he’d swing his leather belt. Now he
- smiled, squinting into the sunset.
- Stiff as he was, I’d never been so
- glad to see him swing that arm.
[edit] Book publications
2009. HOW TO APOLOGIZE. Paradise Island Press: Okinawa and Indiana, USA.
2008. DECIDUOUS POEMS. Ahadada Books: Ontario and Japan.
2007. THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF DREAMS. Ahadadabooks: Ontario, Canada.
2004. ANOTHER WAY:POEMS DERIVED FROM THE TAO TE CHING. Karma Dog Editions: Boulder, Colorado
2001. RANDOM BEAUTY. Amereon House: Mattituck, New York.
2001. LOVE IN THE KEYS, second edition. Ai Press, Long Island Publishers Services: Selden, New York.
1995. THE CHI OF POETRY: NEW AND SELECTED POETRY, 1960-1995. Introduction by X. J. Kennedy.
American/People's Press, Birnham Woods Graphics: Northport, Long Island, NY.
1993. THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE: Poems. Birnham Woods Graphics: Northport, New York.
1991. LOVE IN THE KEYS: New Poems. Ai Press: Selden, NY.
1989. RESURRECTIONS: New Poems. Bilingual, Macedonian- English. New World Pres: Skopia, Macedonia, Yugoslavia.
1989. A PERPETUAL CALENDAR OF POEMS. Illustrations by Nicolo D'Alessandro. Bilingual, Italian-English. Antigruppo Siciliano: Palermo & Trapani, Sicily.
1987. WHITE LIES: New Poems. La Jolla Poets Press: La Jolla, CA.
1986. THE END OF THE UNIVERSE: Surrealistic Poems. CRI Productions: Port Jefferson, NY.
1982. HOME REMEDIES: New & Selected Poems, with introduction by X. J. Kennedy. Cross-Cultural Communications: Merrick, NY.
1981. THE MAN WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH A CHICKEN: Audio Cassette. Talking Books Series. Cross-Cultural Communication.
1980. THE MAN WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH A CHICKEN: Surrealistic poems. Cross-Cultural Communications.
1979. A MEETING WITH DAVID B. AXELROD AND IGNAZINO RUSSO: Bio-bibliography & Poems, bilingual Italian-English with artist's work. Antigruppo Siciliano: Trapani, Sicily.
1976. A DREAM OF FEET: New Poems. Cross-Cultural Communications.
1974. MYTHS, DREAMS & DANCES: New Poems, with introduction by Michael Atkinson. Despa Press: Northampton, MA.
1972. STARTING FROM PAUMANOK: Five Long Island Poets. Edited and with poems by D. B. Axelrod. Despa Press.
1971. STILLS FROM A CINEMA: second edition. Despa Press.
1968. STILLS FROM A CINEMA: Poems. Despa Press.
[edit] References
- Marquis' Who's Who In America (2011 edition)
- Contemporary Authors
- Who’s Who In The East
- Directory Of American Poets And Writers
- He is included in five editions of X. J. Kennedy’s Introduction to Literature
Papers and Collected Works archived at University of Rochester
[edit] External links
- Interview with Dr. David B. Axelrod conducted by David F. Hoenigman
- YouTube performance in Vienna
- YouTube, library performance
- An interview with Dr. David B. Axelrod.
- Musical composition:"November"
- video performance
- Suffolk County, Long Island, Poet Laureate
- Commentary by X. J. Kennedy
- CV
- Annotated Works
- David B. Axelrod, collected poems
- Biography, photograph
- Aaron Kramer and David B. Axelrod
- Patrick Bizzaro and David B. Axelrod
- David B. Axelrod, Ascent Aspirations Magazine
- David B. Axelrod, Big City Magazine
- David B. Axelrod, Departmental homepage, SUNY Suffolk
- Jesse Glass and David B. Axelrod: [1]
