Hi, as it is Remembrance Sunday, here is a Poppy Haiku for day thirteen, thanks for looking
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Remembrance
Hi, I was fortunate to have my poem published in Visual Verse this month and feel it is appropriate for this Remembrance Sunday, thanks for stopping by ❤
Armistice Haiku
The Armistice, (Latin for to still arms), was an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War, it began at 11am on 11 November 1918. The poppy is a symbol of remembrance and hope. As today is the anniversary of the end of the First World War, my eleventh Haiku for this monthContinue reading “Armistice Haiku”
Weekend Writing Prompt
Hi, hope everyone is having a good day, Sammi has set her weekend challenge (see link below), it is to write a poem or piece of prose in exactly 46 words using the word “Year”. Here is my poem, (NB Taid is Grandad in Welsh, my Taid, Shem, joined the army in 1914 at theContinue reading “Weekend Writing Prompt”
Poem – ‘In Flanders Fields’
On this day, May 3rd 1915, during World War I, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae a Canadian poet, physician, artist and soldier, wrote the now famous war memorial poem “In Flanders Fields”. It is in commemoration of the 1915 battle of Ypres. For 17 days, McCrae tended those injured in the battle. He wrote the poem afterContinue reading “Poem – ‘In Flanders Fields’”
Dada
Dada was an artistic and literary movement that began in Zürich, Switzerland, arising as a reaction to World War I and the nationalism that many thought had led to the war. Influenced by other avant-garde movements, such as Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, and Expressionism – its output was diverse, ranging from performance art to poetry, photography,Continue reading “Dada”
Robert Graves
On this day, July 24, 1895, poet Robert Graves (1895-1985) was born in Wimbledon, near London. One of ten children, Robert was influenced by his mother’s puritanical beliefs and his father’s love of Celtic poetry and myth. As a young man, he was more interested in boxing and mountain climbing than studying, although poetry laterContinue reading “Robert Graves”
Ernest Miller Hemingway
On this day, May 4 1953, the American novelist, Ernest Hemingway was awarded Pulitzer Prize for Literature for “The Old Man and The Sea”. He published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. His understated style had a strong influence on 20th-centuryContinue reading “Ernest Miller Hemingway”
In Flanders Fields
On this day, May 3rd 1915, during World War I, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae a Canadian poet, physician, artist and soldier, wrote the now famous war memorial poem “In Flanders Fields”. It is in commemoration of the 1915 battle of Ypres. For 17 days, McCrae tended those injured in the battle. He wrote the poem afterContinue reading “In Flanders Fields”
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