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  2. For the Fallen - Wikipedia

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    War memorial in ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand CWGC headstone with excerpt from "For The Fallen". Laurence Binyon (10 August 1869 – 10 March 1943), [3] a British poet, was described as having a "sober" response to the outbreak of World War I, in contrast to the euphoria many others felt (although he signed the "Author's Declaration" that defended British involvement in the ...

  3. Laurence Binyon - Wikipedia

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    Today Binyon's most famous poem, "For the Fallen", is often recited at British Remembrance Sunday services; is an integral part of Anzac Day services in Australia and New Zealand and of 11 November Remembrance Day services in Canada.

  4. Anzac Day - Wikipedia

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    Anzac Day [a] is a national day of ... The fourth stanza of Laurence Binyon's poem "For the ... New Zealand historians noted that some Australian children were ...

  5. 20 Popular Short Poems for Kids - AOL

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    Best poems for kids Between nursery rhymes, storybooks (especially Dr. Seuss), and singalongs, children are surrounded by poetry every single day without even realizing. Besides just bringing joy ...

  6. The Children March - Wikipedia

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    "The Children March" is a poem by Australian poet Elizabeth Riddell. [ 1 ] It was first published in Australian Poetry 1943 edited by H. M. Green [ 2 ] in 1944, and later in several of the author's poetry collections and a number of other Australian poetry anthologies.

  7. Kevin Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Selected Poems. OUP Australia and New Zealand. 1988. ISBN 978-0195581683. Tiberius at the Beehive. Auckland University Press. 1990. ISBN 9781869400439. Skinning a fish. Hazard Press. 1994. ISBN 978-0908790777. Anzac Day: Selected Poems. Hazard Press. 1997. ISBN 978-1-877161-11-7. Fourteen reasons for writing: new poems. Hazard Press. 2001.

  8. Recessional (poem) - Wikipedia

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    Kipling included the poem in his 1903 collection The Five Nations. In Australia [7] and New Zealand [8] "Recessional" is sung as a hymn on Anzac Day, to the tune "Melita" ("Eternal Father, Strong to Save"). The Anglican Church of Canada adopted the poem as a hymn, [9] as has the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a 1985 hymnal. [10]

  9. Children's poetry - Wikipedia

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    Some poets chose to write poems specifically for children, often to teach moral lessons. Many poems from that era, like "Toiling Farmers", are still taught to children today. [3] In Europe, written poetry was uncommon before the invention of the printing press. [4] Most children's poetry was still passed down through the oral tradition.