An overview.
dux is the ever-evolving manifestation of dux himself.
a hilltop pioneer of flow and chance
a romantic foolish nincompoop
& a fella just trying to find ways to cope with life in all its messiness
“No one is born fully-formed: it is through self-experience in the world that we become what we are.”
― Paulo Freire
a Community Animateur
a Social Pedagogue
an arts-based Youthworker
a passionate Playworker
a hillbilly clownpoet Mister
Core beliefs…
We are all worthy of kindness and deserving of love.
Born & bred in Birkenhead, he left home at a tender age to find him wisdom, a seat of learning, an oracle or a sage to Kingston Town, a suitcase packed, a student grant as a wage complete with naive ambition, long hair & a righteous rage.
A Degree in Economics and a meeting with Green Futures in Festival mode in 1991. He became himself.
Time went on ( it always does ) and he found himself upon a tandem landing in Wales with his longtimelover Sally
They found themselves at Bethel and built a home and raised their kin.
Blessed by a community of D.I.Y and hope they manifest a life worth living in the hills.
Immersed in supporting others they grew and grew…
In 2024 dux took on ‘The Artists Way’ – he released himself from Salary and became a freelance pioneerpoet.
He looks forward to the journey ahead….
A reflection : Youthwork and all that it brought me beyond a wage and off the page into a set of soft authentic skills learnt and earnt in a career of creating opportunities for people to be together in experience of life outside the box.
Poetry as polemic in a world of polarised parley…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEzkwKuto2Y
Spoken Word
Born in Bonnington Square and growing up on the maverick miles of RinkyDink Magic.
Sounds put upon breaths & making sense or maybe just trying to….
dux found himself in flow
