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  2. Poppies (Mary Oliver poem) - Wikipedia

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    The first, New and Selected Poems: Volume One, was released in 1992 through Beacon Press. A second, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver , was published in 2017 through Penguin Press. Reviews for both collections were positive and the books received praise from Stephen Dobyns of The New York Times Book Review , Rita Dove , of The ...

  3. In Flanders Fields - Wikipedia

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    The poem and poppy are prominent Remembrance Day symbols throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, particularly in Canada, where "In Flanders Fields" is one of the nation's best-known literary works. The poem is also widely known in the United States, where it is associated with Veterans Day and Memorial Day .

  4. AQA Anthology - Wikipedia

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    The 2004 AQA Anthology was a collection of poems and short texts. The anthology was split into several sections covering poems from other cultures, the poetry of Seamus Heaney, [4] Gillian Clarke, Carol Ann Duffy and Simon Armitage, and a bank of pre-1914 poems. There was also a section of prose pieces, which could have been studied in schools ...

  5. Poppies - Wikipedia

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    Poppies (film) - Children's BBC remembrance animation; Poppies - a poem by Mary Oliver "Poppies", a song by Patti Smith Group from their 1976 album Radio Ethiopia "Poppies", the first track on the debut album by Marcy Playground. Remembrance poppy, commemorates soldiers who have died in war; mainly used in current and former Commonwealth states.

  6. We Shall Keep the Faith - Wikipedia

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    This article related to a poem is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e This World War I article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e This article about the military of Belgium is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e This Belgian history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  7. Gillian Clarke - Wikipedia

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    Clarke reads her poetry for teenagers who are taking their English GCSE school exams. She is part of the GCSE Poetry Live team that also includes John Agard, Simon Armitage, Carol Ann Duffy, Imtiaz Dharker, Moniza Alvi, Grace Nichols, Daljit Nagra and Choman Hardi. [citation needed] In December 2013, Clarke was the guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert ...

  8. Bessie Anderson Stanley - Wikipedia

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    Bessie Anderson Stanley (born Caroline Elizabeth Anderson; March 25, 1879 – October 2, 1952) was an American writer, the author of the poem "Success" ("What is success?" or "What Constitutes Success?"), which is often incorrectly attributed [ 1 ] to Ralph Waldo Emerson [ 2 ] [ 3 ] or Robert Louis Stevenson .

  9. The Garden of Proserpine - Wikipedia

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    The poem is mentioned in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (where the first line of the poem, "Here, where the world is quiet", was slightly modified to become the motto of the secret organization V.F.D.) and The Lightning Thief. A portion of the poem is quoted, and plays a pivotal role, in the novel Martin Eden by Jack London.