DUKE AL

Spoken Word Poet | DUKE AL ✍🏽 The Superpower of Words 🎬 Challenge a Poet | New YouTube Series 💪🏽 Create | Relate | Educate

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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 🫶🏽

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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.

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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

[The Spark Movement @LightaSpark]

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.

👉 https://t.co/F9sD5Z7fZh

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

Amazing to be a part of this! Congratulations to all involved especially @CliftCameron Chris Taylor and @ajkartman class work!

[NATAS Central Great Lakes Chapter @GreatLakesEmmys]

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

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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!

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

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! 💙

https://t.co/k6FkgUx2La

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

@obsessivelyocd There is purpose in the suffering. I know it’s tough but all in time there will be understanding.

Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.

Romans 5:3-4 (NIV)

This subject of course go way deeper but hope that is useful ☺️

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

Amazing catching up! Thank you for the plug! Excited to read your trilogy!

[Dr Matt Morgan @dr_mattmorgan]

So great to see @DukeAlDurham new poem collection in the flesh (wool). Such a talented guy filled with passion. Do buy / read / follow.

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

Thank you for having me, amazing festival!

[Steve & George @SteveGeorge100]

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

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

CrossFit bars 🏋🏽‍♂️✝️

#crossfit #faith #pain #christian #poet #poetry #spokenword

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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🫶🏽

https://t.co/6NM9fysnJs

@LucentDreaming

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

@Tannika_x Thank you! Hope all is well! ☺️

[DUKE AL @DukeAlDurham]

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 ☺️

[Hay Festival @hayfestival]

Announcing our Hay Festival 2025 Writers at Work: 10 Welsh writers taking part in our @LitWales development programme.

Find out more! https://t.co/uV3GLQREyi