DR. DAVID B. AXELROD 

SUFFOLK COUNTY POET LAUREATE    

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INFORMATION FOR YOUNG POETS

Do you write poetry?

Are you interested in learning how to write poetry?  

Would you like to learn more about poetry from an established poet?  

If you have answered yes to any of these questions, then you may wish to apply to participate in our Young Poets Mentoring Program.

There are several ways you can "apply."  

You can write to me directly via regular or email.  

You can ask a poet or teacher to sponsor you and have them contact me.  

If you don't have a sponsor, there is a good chance that I can match you with a poet who has offered to be a mentor.

The advantages of being a participant are many!  

You are likely to learn a lot, and in so doing, produce a finished collection of at least 20 pages of poetry.  

You will have your work published as an E-book and some poets will have a chapbook (28-page, stapled, printed booklet) of poems when they are done.  

You will be building your resume! Imagine being able to list that you have already published your work! You will receive public acknowledgement and as likely, more chances to appear and present your work after the formal program is done.  

What is involved in your participation?

You will be asked to write poetry! (How bad is that?)  

You may meet with your mentor to talk and revise poems. (You set the times.)  

You will be invited to come to invents and read. (Not required by hey... try it!)  

You will prepare your book for electronic &/or print publication. (We'll help.)