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The British wear poppies on Armistice Day because a Canadian doctor wrote a poem that mentions poppies. It’s a small thing, that poppy-wearing, when compared to the horror of World War I, with the ...

The Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial at Waregem (Picture: Getty Images) At this time of year you will undoubtedly hear John McCrae’s classic war poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ being ...

McCrae had published other poetry, and submitted “In Flanders Fields” to The Spectator Magazine, which rejected it. Undaunted, he sent the poem to Punch magazine, which published it in ...

In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae. Toronto: Lester Publishing, 1995. ISBN 1-895555-65-5. Oliver, Dean F. and Serge Durflinger. "McCrae and the $10 Bill." The ...

In Flanders Field is a famous poem. Written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. John McCrae was a Canadian field surgeon. He wrote the poem after his friend was killed in battle. He wrote a famous ...

Her mention of John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” poem and of her late mother’s belief that lessons you remember are the ones learned by the heart reminded me of the “Now -- In Flanders ...

The poem "In Flanders Fields" never sounded so poignant, and I was reminded of another beautiful poem about the sadness and futility of World War I written by the British poet Roland Aubrey ...

As Canadians commemorate Remembrance Day this year, many will reflect on the solemn beauty and eloquent simplicity of the iconic war poem, In Flanders Fields. This is the 100th anniversary of the poem ...

The poppies refer to a classic wartime poem titled “In Flanders Field,” by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it after a friend died during the Second ...

A micro-artist has written the world's smallest poem after etching 'In Flanders Fields' on a speck of his war hero grandfather's military badge - in the eye of a needle. Graham Short, 77, spent ...