The Poppy

The Poppy: A Symbol of Remembrance examines the history of the poppy as a flower of remembrance, the story of Colonel John McCrae and his poem "In Flanders Fields", and the work of the "Poppy Ladies" Moina Michael and Madame Anna Guérin and how they influenced the adoption of the poppy as a memorial flower of remembrance. The volume includes 20 Answer or Response poems to John McCrae's poem "In Flanders Fields" written between 1918 and 1925, 21 lyrics from songs about Flanders and the Poppy written between 1918 and 1924, 38 poems of Remembrance written by World War One poets between 1912 and 1921, and 79 poems written by 21st Century poets from around the globe in remembrance of the fallen heroes from all wars of the last century.