When Manchester held a vigil last week to mark the terrible terrorist attack on the city, poet Tony Walsh was asked to read his poem ‘This is the Place’, and that action has inspired the city artists to collaborate on a new book to help those affected by the terror attack on 22nd May.
The volume will include contributions from designers, illustrators, and photographers who will each respond to a line in the poem for the new book. All proceeds from sales of the book will go to charity.
Tony Walsh read This is the Place at the vigil last week but it was written four years ago. He said that reading it at the vigil made him realise his words have taken on a new depth and poignancy, so when he was approached about the book, he was quite happy to give it his approval. If you haven’t read the poem, then here it is in its entirety.
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