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By: Marquil
A beautiful essay on a war that still resonates, though evermore dimly. The poppy occupies a prominent spot at the threshold of the modern age: As much a memorial to earlier ideals of conflict,...
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Wonderful piece, Lucy. A few years ago, the history of WWI captured my interest and I read both fiction and non-fiction about the era. From Canada, I’d highly recommend Jane Urquhart’s “The Stone...
View ArticleBy: Lucy Martin
Marquil and Ellen, thanks for your thoughtful comments. I agree that McCrea’s poem has a potentially discordant section. But I think those troublesome lines are misunderstood by many today. The poem...
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