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'''David B. Axelrod''' (born July 29, 1943) is a [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]-based [[poet]] and author.

==Early life and education==
David B. Axelrod was born in [[Beverly, Massachusetts]], where he lived until his college years. He earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] in 1965, a [[Master of Arts]] degree from the [[Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars]] in 1966, an M.F.A. from the [[Iowa Writers' Workshop]] in 1967, and his Ph. D. in not-for-profit program design and administration<ref>http://www.creativehappiness.org/faq/</ref> from the online [[Union Institute]] in 1977.

==Career==
He is the founder and director of [http://www.creativehappiness.org Creative Happiness Institute, Inc.] Axelrod is also the founder and vice president of [http://www.writersunlimited.org Writers Unlimited Agency,] an educational service which promotes the writing arts. {{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}

==Awards and honors==
In honor of his book ANOTHER WAY: Poems Derived from the [[Tao Te Ching]], Axelrod was made a representative of the Wu Dang Temple’s American branch. From April 2007 through May 2009, he was selected to serve as [[Suffolk County, New York]]'s [[Poet Laureate]]. 

In the summer of 2009, he received the Hopkins' Society Award for his work with young authors from the [[Gerard Manley Hopkins Society]] at [[Newbridge College]]. 

He has received three [[Fulbright Award]]s and 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, and then Professor of American Literature at the University of Skopia in Macedonia from 1989-1990. He also served as America's representative at the [[Struga Poetry Evenings]] where he was awarded their 1989 poetry prize. He received a third Fulbright Award, as the first official Poet-in-Residence appointed in the People’s Republic of China in 1993.  

==Personal life==
He lived on [[Long Island]] from 1969 to 2009.

==Book publications==
2009. HOW TO APOLOGIZE. Paradise Island Press: Okinawa and Indiana, USA.<br />
2008. DECIDUOUS POEMS. Ahadada Books: Ontario and Japan.<br />
2007. THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF DREAMS. Ahadadabooks: Ontario, Canada.<br />
2004. ANOTHER WAY:POEMS DERIVED FROM THE [[TAO TE CHING]]. Karma Dog Editions: Boulder, Colorado<br />
2001. RANDOM BEAUTY. Amereon House: Mattituck, New York.<br />
2001. LOVE IN THE KEYS, second edition. Ai Press, Long Island Publishers Services: Selden, New York.<br />
1995. THE CHI OF POETRY: NEW AND SELECTED POETRY, 1960-1995. Introduction by X. J. Kennedy.<br /> American/People's Press, Birnham Woods Graphics: Northport, Long Island, NY.<br />
1993. THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE: Poems. Birnham Woods Graphics: Northport, New York.<br />
1991. LOVE IN THE KEYS: New Poems. Ai Press: Selden, NY.<br />
1989. RESURRECTIONS: New Poems. Bilingual, Macedonian- English. New World Pres: Skopia, Macedonia, Yugoslavia.<br />
1989. A PERPETUAL CALENDAR OF POEMS. Illustrations by Nicolo D'Alessandro. Bilingual, Italian-English. Antigruppo Siciliano: Palermo & Trapani, Sicily.<br />
1987. WHITE LIES: New Poems. La Jolla Poets Press: La Jolla, CA.<br />
1986. THE END OF THE UNIVERSE: Surrealistic Poems. CRI Productions: Port Jefferson, NY.<br />
1982. HOME REMEDIES: New & Selected Poems, with introduction by X. J. Kennedy. Cross-Cultural Communications: Merrick, NY.<br />
1981. THE MAN WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH A CHICKEN: Audio Cassette. Talking Books Series. Cross-Cultural Communication.<br />
1980. THE MAN WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH A CHICKEN: Surrealistic poems. Cross-Cultural Communications.<br />
1979. A MEETING WITH DAVID B. AXELROD AND IGNAZINO RUSSO: Bio-bibliography & Poems, bilingual Italian-English with artist's work. Antigruppo Siciliano: Trapani, Sicily.<br />
1976. A DREAM OF FEET: New Poems. Cross-Cultural Communications.<br />
1974. MYTHS, DREAMS & DANCES: New Poems, with introduction by Michael Atkinson. Despa Press: Northampton, MA.<br />
1972. STARTING FROM PAUMANOK: Five Long Island Poets. Edited and with poems by D. B. Axelrod. Despa Press.<br />
1971. STILLS FROM A CINEMA: second edition. Despa Press.<br />
1968. STILLS FROM A CINEMA: Poems. Despa Press.

==External links==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.wordriot.org/template_2.php?ID=1877 Interview with Dr. David B. Axelrod conducted by David F. Hoenigman]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yeJQBx3NlU YouTube performance in Vienna]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOEyRoJ8DZg. YouTube, library performance]
*[http://lmlonline.org/Audio/axelrod.mp3 An interview with Dr. David B. Axelrod. ]
*[http://writersunlimited.org/laureate/November.mp3 Musical composition:"November" ]
*[http://www.poetryvlog.com/daxelrod.html video performance]
*[http://www.writersunlimited.org/laureate Suffolk County, Long Island, Poet Laureate ]
*[http://www.thebestpoetry.com/xjkennedyforeword.htm Commentary by X. J. Kennedy ]
*[http://www.writersunlimited.org/CV.htm Axelrod's CV]
*[http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/People?action=view&id=2348 Annotated Works]
*[http://www.thebestpoetry.com David B. Axelrod, collected poems]
*[http://roguescholars.com/axelrod/ Biography, photograph]
*[http://www.poetrybay.com/winter2005/br_axelrod.htm Aaron Kramer and David B. Axelrod]
*[http://www.poetrybay.com/Summer2005/Axelrod.htm Patrick Bizzaro and David B. Axelrod]
*[http://www.ascentaspirations.ca/contributors2.html David B. Axelrod, Ascent Aspirations Magazine]
*[http://www.nycbigcitylit.com/mar2003/contents/mar03contribnotes.html David B. Axelrod, Big City Magazine]
*[http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/axelrod David B. Axelrod, Departmental homepage, SUNY Suffolk]
*[[Jesse Glass]] and David B. Axelrod: [http://www.ahadadabooks.com/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,28/m,200610/]

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