Made in Manchester

Made in Manchester is a collaborative project led by Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries. Cllr Rahman, Executive Member for Skills, Culture and Leisure had a vision to create a multilingual poem to celebrate the city's rich diversity. Using local poet Zahid Hussain's original poem as inspiration, local residents and school children wrote some lines in response in both English and a second/heritage language. Made in Manchester currently comprises 64 languages, including Bristish Sign Language.

This film is a window into the full written poem which can be viewed in Manchester Central Library. It will eventually be housed in Manchester Metropolitan's University Poetry Library when it opens in 2020.

This project has been funded by Arts Council England, Multilingual Manchester, part of the University of Manchester, and Manchester City Council.