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David "DJ" Lawrence (born July 24, 1987) also known by the stage name Daedalus Chaos, is an American writer, comedian, and poet.

Early life
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Lawrence first began writing a short story series at the age of 10, one of which earned him an award for second best young author of the year. He continued to write the series, Lizard of Odd World, until age 12 when he was introduced to poetry.

He dabbled in writing poems and scripts while attending Bishop Dunne High School but it was in 2007 when he started to take writing seriously. While attending the University of North Texas, Lawrence began to rewrite his short story series into a novel.

Poetic Justice
While attending University of North Texas, he fell in love with slam poetry after watching a Poetic Justice event. He immediately joined the group and, upon becoming a Resident Assistant in the dormitories, collaborated on events with this student-led group.

During his time with Poetic Justice, he began to experiment with traditional poetic rules and intertwine them with a more urban taste.

Post-graduation
It was 2010 and 2011 when he faced the most trying of his fledgling writing ambitions. He questioned everything around him from the economy to his own skills searching for the talent and motivation he apparently lost after leaving his college. This is when the persona, The Poet, was born.

After a marginally lack of writing in 2010, he (under his new persona) managed to turn 2011 into a highly productive year, returning to the stage across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex as well as in Denton, Texas. He managed to enter 2012 with a whole new frame of mind. He said "I suppose I was just a lonely and confused boy with a college degree. I had friends but I questioned it for this reason or that. I had troubles finding permanent work until I began to teach English Spring 2011 and that job led to more jobs and I felt like I found a small sense of purpose again, I guess being broke does that to you."

Embracing The Poet
In 2012, Lawrence was granted an opportunity to teach English in Ukraine, where he would spend 8 months adapting to the culture and eventually including some of the styles and ideas into the later poems for his then untitled poetry collection. It was here when he really started to embrace every aspect about himself, evolving rapidly.

By the time he moved to Warsaw, Poland, he was more than ready to embrace a new stage in a new continent. Here he decided to name his poetry collection Embracing The Poet. He said "By the time I had finished my notebook, I realized that the almost 5 years it took to write it was a journey about me accepting things about myself, so the title just came naturally."

In October 2013, Daedalus made his Polish debut at a European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) sponsored event, 9.Spoke'N'Word Festival

Short Stories
Aside from poetry, Lawrence has also written several short stories ranging from magic realism, science fiction, mystery, and conspiracy. He admits that he is inspired by Neil Gaiman. One particular theme he explores has to do with the concept of free will using time tampering plot devices.

Novel
Originally intended to be a combined/rewritten version of the The Lizard of Odd World series, the novel project took a life of its own and is now more of a political satire book.

Nonfiction
Here is where Lawrence shows his true sarcasm and wit. While taking a creative nonfiction class in college, he was often compared to David Sedaris for his humor and how he portrayed the different characters and scenarios he faced during his school days.

Improv Comedy and Standup
With no personal experience with improvisational comedy, Lawrence never considered the option until an invitation reached him from Improv.pl in August 2013. This not only encouraged and helped him to practice different characters and accents, but it opened the door for him to explore the world of English-speaking comedy based in Warsaw.