Magazine Research 34

Larkin Poem

A place cannot produce poems,

It can only not prevent them,

And Hull is good at that,

For Hull has its own sudden elegances.

People are slow to leave it,

Quick to return,

And there are others,

Who come for a year or two, and stay a lifetime.

Sensing that they have found a city,

That is in the world,

Yet sufficiently on the edge of it,

To have a different resonance.  – Phillip Larkin

Let me tell you something about this city, all of us, we’re all just passing through, and we’ve all been here forever. Those who came, those who stayed, those who never returned. Times turn, seasons change. We’ve waited and we’ve watched. But we’ve always been here, we’ve always listened. Because there is a different resonance here, it comes from the river, and the land, and the sky. It’s our place, all of us, this city belongs to everyone. And you know when it’s your time, and it’s out time. Listen we are Hull. The golden rules of Hull: Don’t pretend that you’re something you’re not. Don’t go thinking that you’re better than anybody else. Or that anybody else is better than you. Don’t shout about it, get on with it. We are Hull. We’ve found our voice again. Our rules are meant to be broken, because that’s how things get done. All of us, everybody, we are Hull. The past is ours, the future is ours. It’s our time again, and this city belongs to everyone. This space is ours, this life is ours, the Wolds are ours, the rivers are ours, the roads are ours, the bridges are ours. We are Hull. We’re all visitors, and we’ve all been here forever. We’ve got the mightiest river, and the biggest sky, and there’s a resonance again. We love this city, we’re proud of this place, and we want you to love it too, and this city belongs to everyone. Come here and you’ll feel it, that end of the line sense of freedom. Say yes to Hull, say yes to freedom.

This is what I've typed up after listening to the Hull City of Culture video, ready to give to Eve to put into its designated space with a relevant font that will match the rest of the magazine. I've proof read the entire text to double check everything is correct and have also had the help of a few other people who have also checked it for me for reassurance.