NEWS, events,publications:

ANNOUNCING MY NEWEST BOOK

MOTHER TONGUE

Readings and book parties featuring Dr. Axelrod

Ormond Art Museum. May 18, 10:30 a.m. 

Please join us for a special poetry reading with David B. Axelrod in the beautiful OMAM Garden Gazebo. The Volusia County Poet Laureate will read selections from his new book, Mother Tongue. This volume of all-new poems cover a range of topics from family to local flora and fauna.

Sundown Poetry Series, Piccolo Spoleto, Charleston, SC. June 8

Book Series at Gibbes Museum of Art, Lenhardt Garden, 135 Meeting Street Tuesday – Friday, June 1 – June 11, 2021 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Free, but seating is limited.

Main Street Station, Open Mic and Book Party, Sunday, July 11, 1 to 4 p.m.

Details to follow but save the date!

ALL VOWS: NEW & SELECTED POEMS

Poems by Dr. David B. Axelrod

Cover and artwork by Jessica Robinson

Nirala Publications, release date August 15, 2016.

192 pages, perfect bound. $20

Also includes a free teachers’ and students guide for those order the book for classroom use.

   RUSTING: WAYS TO KEEP LIVING

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  FROM THE PREFACE TO RUSTING: The muse has been my faithful companion for most of my life. I believe that writing is an important act, and I have found writing — particularly poetry — is a path to wellness. I give you these poems as life lessons. I am not just writing poems, I am fostering empathy. These poems are the closest I can come to a survival guide.  —David B. Axelrod

ANOTHER WAY: POEMS DERIVED FROM THE TAO TE CHING.

 TO ORDER A SIGNED COPY OF THE BOOK, email axelrodthepoet@yahoo.com

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR ANOTHER WAY

Another Way is very readable, filled with insights and wisdom that fully deserve to be regarded as a Daoist sensibility with a modern poetic voice.  Dr. Chad Hansen, Chair Professor of Chinese Philosophy, Hong Kong University and author of A Daoist Theory of Chinese Thought.

Another Way works well on a number of levels—as advice for daily life; as poetry, and as  a pleasing modern turn on ancient wisdom. Overall, it is a lofty vision—one which would be beneficial to anyone who reads it.  Swami Anand Veetkam (Dr. Robert Schenck, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist)

David Axelrod, in Another Way, based on the Tao Te Ching, has come up with a most novel and compelling take on the great Taoist classic. The writing throughout is rightfully natural and full of surprises.  Lucien Stryk, poet, translator of Chinese and Japanese Zen poetry.

David Axelrod’s Another Way is a wonderful, distinctly American treatment of the ancient Taoist classic. His skills as a poet are clear, and his understanding of the philosophy is remarkably strong. Master Tseng Yun-Xiang, Taoist Priest and Director of the Chinese-American Enrichment Association.

MERLIN STONE REMEMBERED

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Merlin Stone Remembered
Her Life and Works

WINNER OF A FLORIDA BOOK AWARD GOLD MEDAL FOR BEST NON-FICTION BOOK.

WINNER OF A COALITION OF VISIONARY RESOURCES COVR

AWARD, BEST BIOGRAPHY.