I’m Tríus Douglas [“tree-uhs”] — a spoken word artist, singer-songwriter, producer, and burlesque performer whose work refuses to stay in one lane, because one lane was never going to be enough.
My performances move between the intimate and the confrontational: spoken word that lands like a reckoning, burlesque that reclaims the gaze, music that sits somewhere between confession and anthem. Running through all of it is the same thread — the lonely injustice of things left unsaid, and a deep refusal to leave them that way.
I’m the founder of House of Tríus, an independent creative project building a sustainable ecosystem for neurodivergent and independent artists. The House grew from a personal truth: that the systems, funding structures, and professional networks shaping the creative industries were built by and for neurotypical ways of working — and that something different was not just possible, but necessary. House of Tríus is where that something different is being built: part studio, part community, part creative infrastructure experiment.
A decade of creating, teaching, and collaborating across diverse communities has made one thing clear to me: clarity is a form of care, and belonging is something you build, not something you wait to be granted.
I’m here to make work that matters. To heal what can be healed. To break the rules that deserve breaking — and to do it loudly, lovingly, and without apology.
Published works:
Before I Go
(available at Amazon)
Before I Go is my debut poetry manuscript, chronicling my journey into adulthood as I processed various traumas that led me to believe I was headed somewhere dark…
Discover my writing on Medium
As well as philosophical think-pieces, I write poetry and fiction – all of which can be found on Medium @houseoftrius
- Two brothers do what they can to cope with a dark truth…Continue reading on Not For Bedtime Stories »
- In the end, will things be different?Continue reading on Not For Bedtime Stories »
- An ode to my dadContinue reading on The Black Veil »
- A love letterContinue reading on Medium »
- Do you feel like you have spent far too long on apps and sites that promised you would find a reason to delete them? The secret lies in…Continue reading on Medium »
- If you are one of the people whose depression could be attributed to modern living, then this might just be the article for youContinue reading on An Injustice! »
- Check out the main barriers I faced during my recovery, and why they are so difficult to overcome.Continue reading on An Injustice! »
- I’m not saying don’t be selfish, just be smart about it.Continue reading on An Injustice! »
- I have a habit of saying things that sound really random when in fact they make perfect sense. My friends think that I jump to conclusions…Continue reading on Medium »
- With lockdown measures coming to an end, many people who lost their jobs to the pandemic are looking for new positions to fill. I am not one of them.image credit: Van Tay MediaI am unemployable*. There are many reasons why. Some are so prominent in everyday life that they have faded to the background, like a shooting […]