World War One poem, In Flanders Fields, spelt out in poppies at locations in England, Wales and France.

World War One poem became catalyst for symbol of remembrance The poppy is a symbol of remembrance the world over, here we discover where the origins of its use were sown.

The First World War was “one of the seminal moments of the twentieth century in which literate soldiers, plunged into inhuman conditions, reacted to their surroundings in poems”, writes ...

Poppies Poppies grew on the barren fields of World War One and are used to remember soldiers who died in battle. Paper poppies are still sold today for charity.

The death of a friend moved a Canadian poet to write the Great War’s legendary verses in May 1915.

The flower became associated with the war after the war poem by Canadian Lt. Col. John McCrae.

Special 'gold leaf' poppies are being sold by the Royal British Legion this year as it marks the centenary of World War I. One in six poppies will have "1918-2018" printed in gold on the leaf ...

Why We Wear Poppies On Memorial Day McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Field,” was written as a reaction to a cluster of poppies he spotted on fields littered with dead and wounded soldiers after ...

The poem “In Flanders Fields” (the opening lines are printed above) became very popular, and the red poppy became a sign of remembrance. People started wearing silk poppies to honor the war dead.

World War One poem, In Flanders Fields, spelt out in poppies at locations in England, Wales and France.

World War One poem, In Flanders Fields, spelt out in poppies at locations in England, Wales and France.