Are you ready to remove the wool from your eyes?

Join us for the launch of the long-awaited collection from Duke Al. With readings, Q&A and book signing from the author.

DUKE AL is an award-winning spoken word artist, published poet, hip hop artist and creative practitioner. Writing rhymes is his therapy. From a young age, he 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 of words, flow and rhyme flared. After  being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 23, the pen became even more vital, helping  him process and articulate his emotions. 

Now, DUKE AL uses his craft to create impactful change, one rhyme at a time. His  highly anticipated poetry collection, IMAGINE WE TRADE BODIES WITH SHEEP,  releases on March 20th. His work has been featured in GO.COMPARE SIX  NATIONS 2025, FAW, Cardiff Rugby, Creative Cardiff, Cardiff Metropolitan  University (Graduation and Move More Cardiff initiative), TNT Sports (Sport in Words for Black History Month on Sir Lewis Hamilton),  FujiFilm UK, BBC Wales, and BBC Scrum V for  The Six Nations 2022. 

Follow him on Instagram and X: @dukealdurham

Also featuring special guests Dai Woolridge and Abi Cannon

Dai is an award-winning spoken word poet from South Wales, blending rhythm and rhyme with passion, playfulness, and colloquial prose. He is winner of ‘Spoken Word of the year’ at the Step FWD awards 2023, and is venue host of the Spoken Word Stage for Big Church Festival and runs popular poetry night ‘Urban Wordsmiths’ in Cardiff. He is also of author of several books including ‘God’s brilliantly big creation story’, ‘Six Beats One Story’,‘Prayers. Texts and Tears’ and most recently ‘The story of God’s amazingly awesome rescue plan’. Dai also leads ‘Sound of Wales’ with his wife Cath and is creative specialist at Bible Society. You can check out Dai’s content at spoken-truth.com || @daiwoolridge

Abi Cannon is an 18 year old student with a passion for musical theatre. She has recently starred as Miss Adelaide in Stanwell School’s production of Guys and Dolls, and previously in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Legally Blonde. She has trained in musical theatre, singing, acting and dance from a very young age with Jeff Guppy School of Musical Theatre and Ascendance Theatre Arts. She has performed in incredible local venues such as the Wales Millenium Centre, Motorpoint Arena and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Through her study of English Literature, she has found a love for poetry and hopes to explore reading and writing the poetic voice further. She is also hoping to explore her love for the creative through an English and Drama degree at university next year. Recently, she has began to channel her passion and knowledge into teaching, working as an assistant teacher at local theatre school Ascendance Theatre Arts. She finds so much pride and enjoyment in watching the young people develop, and helping others achieve their performance goals.