Art DuBois is a 67 year old career clinical social worker who has worked as a psychotherapist, in the Public Defender’s Office and in management positions in the human services field. He is an amateur nature photographer and intermittent poet. He counts Mary Oliver as his main inspiration and his own poetry is heavily influenced by his mindfulness practices and his work with helping others.
 

  Art is a long time resident of Uxbridge and began writing poetry, songs, and short stories in high school, inspired by the enthusiasm and creativity of two teachers: Barbara Elder and Patricia Creighton. He wrote poems for the high school newspaper under a pseudonym and Barbara Elder was thrilled when she realized he was in her music composition class. He entered a poetry contest while in the Army and won first prize on the base where he was stationed for a poem entitled “Circles of Infidelity”. When he returned to Uxbridge he founded 4th St. Production Company Theater Company with his lifelong friend, Skip Shea. 



  Art has written poetry and songs intermittently over the years. Recently his poetry has become increasingly more impacted by the work he has done helping others, and then, even more so, by his own efforts to find the balance between his natural inclination to joy and the emotional baggage he carries.



  The readings will be held on August 21 at 7 p.m. at the Milford Town Library and August 22 at 7 p.m. at the Uxbridge Free Library.

  The program is financed in part by the Milford Cultural Council, the Uxbridge Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

The Shawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit who believes the arts and education are essential to creating a vibrant, healthy community and world.

  The mission of the Shawna Foundation is to equitably promote and support students through scholarship and showcase artists in filmmaking, performance arts, poetry and other creative endeavors with a focus on underrepresented communities.
 

  For more information visit the shawnafoundation.org