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Art DuBois Biography

Art DuBois, a 69-year-old clinical social worker, has worked as a psychotherapist, Public Defender's Social Worker, and in management positions. An amateur nature photographer and intermittent poet, these interests overlap for him. Mary Oliver is his main inspiration. His poetry is impacted by mindfulness practices and his work helping others.
Art cannot recall a time when he was not writing poems, lyrics, plays or essays. When he 'semi-retired', he began writing more regularly. After winning a third-place prize in Worcester County Poetry Association's Frank O'Hara contest in 2024, he was quickly invited to be the featured poet at three events.
This began Art's involvement with various open mic opportunities throughout Central Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Northeast Connecticut. Hearing the work of so many amazing poets only served to provide even more inspiration and Art began varying his style and increasing his volume of new poetry.
Art resides in Uxbridge, Massachusetts and is married to Susan. They have three adult children. While his life's work influences his poetry, he also seeks to balance a natural inclination to joy and his own emotional baggage. He shares his poetry articulating common life struggles to maintain peace with the ethos that we are all in this together.