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Wales, United Kingdom
Joined September 2019
Amazing to be part of the Libre Connect live talk as a #FreestyleLibreAmbassador chatting all things Type 1 Diabetes 💙 From stories to stigma to hope and creativity, we talked, we shared and we encourage you to talk too. #poet #Type1Diabetes #FreestyleLibre
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Thank you @wahwncymru for having me as keynote speaker at this year’s WEAVE Conference and I appreciate the support from Angela and the arts & health community. Big love 🫶🏽
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Thank you Atlantic College for having me speak and perform spoken word at the Lexicon pupil-led conference at your campus by St Donats Castle 🏰 The students showcased singing, multiple languages and the language of dance. So much talent in one room. Powerful atmosphere.
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I used to think OCD was a bully, a monster. Until I realised it’s a parasite. 🦠 ⚠️ I did not want anything to end. If you are struggling, please talk to someone and seek help straight away. You are not alone. #OCDawarenessWeek #OCD #MentalHealth #poet
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Wow @TEDxNHS you were amazing 🤯 thank you for having me share the power of the pen, the superpowers of words, I am full of gratitude 🫶🏽 What an honour to share the stage with amazing speakers and performances! 🎙️ I will forever remember this experience. Love #tedxnhs #poet
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Challenge a Poet | Ep 3: Ink is Your Ocean 🌊✒️ The challenge: write a poem about ink. 
Rules: Ocean metaphor Blue & black ink Must inspire Did I SMASH it, PASS it, or SCRAP it? 
#challengeapoet #dukeal #poetry
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Challenge a Poet | EP 2: RED A love letter from the colour RED, written to myself. 🎯 3 rules: Write from RED. Make it a letter. Be real. Did I SMASH it, PASS it, or should I SCRAP it? #challengeapoet #dukeal #poetry #poet #spoken #health #love
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Challenge a Poet | Ep. 1: OCD I’ve lived with OCD since I was young. This new weekly series pushes me to share more of my own work. 3 rules: 🧠 Memorise ⏱️ ~1 min 🎭 Break stigma + entertain 🎥 Full video now on YouTube. 📲 Link in bio. #challengeapoet #dukeal #ocd #spokenword
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We're kicking off season 3 of the Spark Changemakers Podcast with @DukeAlDurham, spoken word poet & hip-hop artist. How do you turn pain into poetry? 🎤 Duke shares how words became his therapy and healing - one rhyme at a time. 👉 spark-changemakers.captivate…
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The Lions Tour Poem- HEART OF A LION 🦁 In support of the @lionsofficial against Australia 🇦🇺 smash it lads 💪🏽🏉 @SkySports @BBCSport @SkySportsNews @sportbible @BBCWales @ITVWales Music by @danieltoddmusic LIONS VS WALLABIES 🦁🇦🇺 #poet #rugby #lions
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I’m in the Creative Collective magazine! ROOTED IN RHYTHM Loved being a part of @mediacymru magazine, thank you Ffion for a class write up! 🫶🏽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Lots happening in life, updates pending #poet #poetry #spokenword #poem #artist #magazine #love
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Amazing to be a part of this! Congratulations to all involved especially @CliftCameron Chris Taylor and @ajkartman class work!
The Emmy® for Sports Documentary goes to … the team @BallState for their work on Transatlantic Storytelling 2024. Well done and congrats to Cameron Clift @CliftCameron, Chris Taylor & Alex Kartman @ajkartman! #2025IndyEmmys
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Amazing to raise awareness of type 1 diabetes through this fantastic song by these young girls! Especially good for those in school and young people living with the condition 💪🏽 they all are warriors!
Its #DiabetesWeek Day 7 And here is something quite cool! A joining of hands of @sanofi & @Stagecoach_GBR 4 teenagers living with #T1D have come together to form a girl band named "1Type"- and along with @DukeAlDurham - a song to raise awareness! 💙 prnewswire.co.uk/news-releas…
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An Ode To Gatland 🫶🏽👏🏽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏉 With the Lions Tour approaching and everything that’s happening in Welsh rugby, I wanted to show love to the legend that is Warren Gatland. You will always be ‘Gatland of Our Fathers’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🦁 #poet #spokenword #rugby #lions #lionstour #wales #welshrugby
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Amazing catching up! Thank you for the plug! Excited to read your trilogy!
So great to see @DukeAlDurham new poem collection in the flesh (wool). Such a talented guy filled with passion. Do buy / read / follow.
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Thank you for having me, amazing festival!
Alex Wharton and Duke Al Durham at Merthyr Tydfil Children's Literature Festival 2025, they delivered their individual literature workshops to nearly 700 children. Thank you for attending @alexwhartonpoet @DukeAlDurham
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The book is here Imagine We Trade Bodies with Sheep 🐑  This trailer gives a glimpse into the world I wanted to create, raw, thought provoking and funny. If you haven’t already, grab the book! Comment below and I’ll send you the link🫶🏽 instagram.com/reel/DIjoLgiIC… @LucentDreaming
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Wow, I am beyond excited to be a of Hay Festival 2025 Writers at Work! Feeling grateful and blessed. I look forward to working alongside my amazingly talented cohort. This is going to be a ride! Thank you Literature Wales and Hay Festival for the opportunity ☺️
Announcing our Hay Festival 2025 Writers at Work: 10 Welsh writers taking part in our @LitWales development programme. Find out more! hayfestival.org/news/
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It's more than a journey--it's a path to independence. Discover Travel Training with this poem I wrote for Travel Essex.
Discover the Travel Training journey and find out what it means to one of our students. It not just a bus journey but a journey to gaining independence and confidence #TravelTraining #IndependentTravel #Bus Credit: annotate_
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