The Arts for Health and Wellbeing Team are delighted to support Spoken Word Poetry Workshops, The Power of the Pen, created and delivered by Duke Al and hosted at the Railway Gardens, Splott, Cardiff.
“The pen, and the insulin pen. The ink and the insulin. As a poet and a person living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) both pens are vital, the insulin, well, I’m sure you know what that does… but the ink, maybe not so much. The ink in the pen, is a powerful tool, it allows me to express myself and really tell the page about how T1D affects me, I do this in the form of poetry, it is my very own superpower.” – Duke Al
The workshops will give young people the opportunity to share their experiences, meet other young people, and have their voices heard. Our sessions are co-produced by CAVUHB’s Paediatric Community Diabetes Liaison Nurse and our Youth Worker for Paediatric and Young Adults Diabetes Service. The project is part of our Space to Grow project, funded by Arts Council of Wales.
We are looking forward to more amazing sessions delivered by Duke Al, and our thanks to The Railway Gardens staff for their support.
Pŵer y Pen
Mae’n bleser gan Dîm y Celfyddydau ar gyfer Iechyd a Lles gefnogi Gweithdai Barddoniaeth ar Lafar, Pŵer y Pen, a grëwyd ac a gyflwynir gan Duke Al ac a gynhelir yng Ngerddi’r Rheilffordd, y Sblot, Caerdydd.
“Y pen, a’r pen inswlin. Yr inc a’r inswlin. Fel bardd a pherson sy’n byw gyda diabetes math 1 (T1D) mae’r ddau ben yn hollbwysig, yr inswlin, wel, dwi’n siŵr eich bod chi’n gwybod beth mae hwnnw’n ei wneud… ond yr inc, ddim mor ymwybodol efallai. Mae’r inc yn y pen yn arf pwerus, mae’n caniatáu i mi fynegi fy hun a dweud wrth y dudalen sut mae T1D yn effeithio arna i, rwy’n gwneud hyn ar ffurf barddoniaeth, dyma fy archbŵer fy hun.” – Duke Al
Bydd y gweithdai yn rhoi cyfle i bobl ifanc rannu eu profiadau, cwrdd â phobl ifanc eraill, a chael eu clywed. Mae ein sesiynau’n cael eu cyd-gynhyrchu gan Nyrs Cyswllt Diabetes Cymunedol Pediatrig BIPCAF a Gweithiwr Cymorth Ieuenctid i Bobl Ifanc, a’u hariannu fel rhan o’n prosiect Lle i Dyfu, a ariennir gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.
Rydym yn edrych ymlaen at ragor o sesiynau anhygoel gan Duke Al, a diolch i staff Gerddi’r Rheilffordd am eu cefnogaeth.