Hanes: Copies of In Flanders Fields are artifacts of remembrance

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below. Article content

John McCrae’s world-famous poem , reflecting on the enormous sacrifices of the First World War, will be recited countless times this Remembrance Day, as it is every year. It’s etched into the hearts of children and veterans alike. It’s a mainstay during ceremonies at cenotaphs and in school gymnasiums that will be held across the country. Article content

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Almost every Canadian knows McCrae’s powerful verses, which inspired many of the Remembrance Day symbols that endure today, said Svetlana Kochkina, liaison librarian at McGill University’s Osler Library