--- description: Poet Tony Walsh moved many hearts as he boomed out his poem to the thousands who had gathered in the city's Albert Square Tuesday night. title: Manchester Attack: 'This Is The Place' Read by Tony Walsh image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [manchester attack](/tag/manchester-attack/) ## manchester attack Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _This Is The Place_: Watch Poet Tony Walsh Read His Stirring Ode to Manchester by [Joseph Hincks](/author/joseph-hincks/) ## Joseph Hincks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 24, 2017 4:52 AM CUT by [Joseph Hincks](/author/joseph-hincks/) ## Joseph Hincks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 24, 2017 4:52 AM CUT Manchester Poet Tony Walsh moved many hearts Tuesday night as he boomed out his poem _This Is The Place_ to the thousands who had gathered in the city’s Albert Square to mourn the victim’s of Monday’s terrorist attack. Walsh—who performs under the name ‘Longfella’—drew roars of approval and wild applause with his stirring evocation of the city’s history and fighting spirit, the _Manchester Evening News_ [reports](http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/tony-walsh-poem-manchester-vigil-13082050#ICID=FB-MEN-main "undefined"). The recital was part of a series of readings and tributes during a vigil for the victims of the [suicide bombing](http://time.com/4791028/salman-abedi-manchester-attack-suspect/?xid=homepage "undefined") at the Manchester Arena. At least 22 [adults and children](http://time.com/4790194/ariana-grande-concert-manchester-bomb-victims/?xid=homepage "undefined") were killed in the attack, which also left 120 injured. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4791885/manchester-attack-poem-this-is-the-place/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4791885/manchester-attack-poem-this-is-the-place/"},"headline":"This Is The Place: Watch Poet Tony Walsh Read His Stirring Ode to Manchester","datePublished":"2017-05-24T04:52:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T05:05:23.960Z","description":"His evocation of the city's history and fighting spirit drew wild applause","url":"https://time.com/4791885/manchester-attack-poem-this-is-the-place/","keywords":["manchester attack","United Kingdom","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joseph Hincks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joseph-hincks/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/manchester-attack/","name":"manchester attack"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4791885/manchester-attack-poem-this-is-the-place/","name":"This Is The Place: Watch Poet Tony Walsh Read His Stirring Ode to Manchester"}}]}] ```