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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 ...

I enjoyed Susan Spano’s column [“Knowledge of the Sort That Isn’t Found in Guidebooks,” Her World, Aug. 10]. Her mention of John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” poem and of her late ...

The new $10 bill has prompted scores of complaints from Canadians who maintain that the poem has been misprinted; that the first line should be "In Flanders fields the poppies grow."This, in turn ...

Story of 'In Flanders Fields' poem was poignant (Your letters) Published: Nov. 14, 2018, 1:24 p.m. Paper poppies fill a field outside the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018.

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 ...

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 ...