“In Flanders Fields”

Cultural  

1. A poem about World War I by the Canadian author John McCrae, describing the scene of some of the worst fighting of the war; the “speakers” of the poem are the dead. It begins:

   In Flanders fields the poppies blow

   Between the crosses, row on row,

   That mark our place….

---

Example Sentences

In 1915, Canadian doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote his famous war poem, In Flanders Fields, following the devastation he witnessed on battlefields in Ypres, Belgium.

From BBC

The poppy as a symbol of remembrance was started by the American humanitarian Moina Michael, who was inspired by Lt Colonel John McCrae's poem In Flanders Fields, external describing the small plants growing on the graves of soldiers buried in northern France and Belgium during World War One.

From BBC

John McCrae’s World War I poem “In Flanders Fields,” symbolizes the sacrifices made by countless men and women in uniform.

From Seattle Times

The flowers are Britain’s traditional symbol of remembrance, recalling the poppies made famous by the poem “In Flanders Fields” during World War I.

From Washington Times

Originally called Armistice Day and commemorating the Nov. 11, 1918, armistice that ended the fighting in World War I, the date is linked internationally to the opening lines of the haunting war poem “In Flanders Fields”:

From Los Angeles Times