Flanders Fields by John McCrae (Poem)

In Flanders Fields is a poignant poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after attending the memorial service for his friend and fellow soldier, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who passed away during the Second Battle of Ypres. According to legend, McCrae initially discarded the poem, feeling dissatisfied with it, but fellow soldiers later recovered it. In Flanders Fields was first published on December 8 of that year in the London magazine Punch.

The term "Flanders Fields" refers to the well-known battle regions of World War I across Belgium and France. This poem, one of the most frequently quoted from that era, had an immediate impact, and its words were used in appeals to recruit soldiers and fundraise through war bonds. Its references to the red poppies growing over the graves of soldiers established the poppy as one of the world’s most recognized symbols of remembrance. Today, both the poem and the poppy hold deep significance as symbols of Remembrance Day across the Commonwealth, especially in Canada, where In Flanders Fields is among the country’s best-known literary works. The poem is also widely recognized in the United States, where it is associated with Veterans Day and Memorial Day.

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John Mc. Care died in Belgium in the in the war.