In mid-May, you will find old men with flowers in their hands, red paper poppies, offered in exchange for pennies. The poppies are made by men and women who have been disabled by war, veterans who ...

“In Flanders Fields the poppies blow, between the crosses row on row...” begins the poem “In Flanders Fields.” Written by a Canadian physician, Lt. Col. John McCrae, it was composed on May 3, 1915, ...

Poppies was written by Jane Weir and tells the story of a parent reminiscing about their son’s life. ANNOUNCER: BBC Sounds: music, radio, podcasts. TESTAMENT: Hello and welcome to the Bitesize poetry ...

FAIRFIELD -- This time of year, members of various veterans' organizations can be seen handing out silk poppies near the entrances to supermarkets. These former soldiers, sailors and airmen know why ...

W hile solemn Veterans Day remembrance ceremonies were taking place at the National WWI Museum and Memorial on Tuesday, ...

We turn to poetry in those moments when ordinary language seems inadequate. Often, it is the poetry that comes from conflict that allows us truly to understand what Wilfred Owen called "the pity of ...

A wall of poppies appeared in the centre of Morpeth when children from St Robert’s Catholic First School created a striking ...

Every year on the anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, English-speaking countries traditionally wear a poppy, while the French ...

It’s not just the red poppy that people wear out of respect for those who have died serving their country in times of war.