About the Facilitators
Duke Al Durham is a published poet, spoken word artist and rapper. He is currently undertaking a Creative Writing Masters at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Writing rhymes is Duke Al’s therapy. From a young age, Duke Al would scribble raps and poems in his old lyric book. It was his way of expressing himself; an escapism to challenge his OCD. A passion for words, flow and rhyme flared. Now he aims to make an impactful change using one rhyme at a time.
Connor Allen is the newly appointed Childrens Laureate of Wales. A member of National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and winner of Triforce’s Cardiff MonologueSlam. As a writer he was a member of the BBC Wales Welsh Voices and The Welsh Royal Court writing groups and has written for BBC Wales, BBC Radio 4, Sherman Theatre, Literature Wales and Dirty Protest. Connor’s work is heavily inspired by elements of his own life such as grief, love, masculinity, identity, and ethnicity.
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