M Renae Dubois Art And Poetry
M Renae Dubois is a philosopher using poetry as her medium from Brisbane, Australia. Renae's written work is strongly influenced by a head injury she experienced at the age of 16. Much of Renae's early work centres around her positive perceptions of experiences in the sex industry, which she engaged in intermittently for over 30 years. Renae's early poetry includes work on the search for identity, and an independence from traditional and diagnostic structures, as well as other institutionalised thinking. Renae remains defiantly unapologetic, and a work in progress. Recently, she has returned to an earlier interest in painting, and prefers acrylic portraiture.
My Manifesto
Positivity is the answer
A filter for the pain
Chaotic life or no, my dear
The pain is there the same
Accept the truth, hold on to it
You have a reason to be sad
Let that be a source of strength
Not an excuse for bad
Find a way to build a bridge
Walk across the filthy muck
Don’t let people get you down
And give a pleasant fuck.
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1995. M Renae Dubois
Head Injury:
Pros and Cons
by
M Renae Dubois
The Sun-Smart Collection
A rare time capsule from soon after the author's Acquired Brain Injury, detailing the decisions and beginning of a purposeful life.
Utterly
A Biography in Verse
by
M Renae Dubois
Comfort X Design
Written with more deliberation, this biographic poetry sequel reveals the author, her personal growth, and her developing poetic technique.
Coy Candour
by
M Renae Dubois
Transport In Style
No longer writing biographies, the author initially dares the reader to confront her experiences in the sex industry, told in a more matured fashion than earlier work. Some may prefer to avoid such content and begin at Part 3 in this thematically themed book.