Writing on War

Original title: Description Page 1 of the introduction from a limited edition book containing an illustrated poem, In Flanders Fields, 1921 Date 1921(1921) Source JP2 zip data at fieldsinflanders00mccrrich archive.org Author John McCrae and Ernest Clegg Permission (Reusing this file) Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in public domain for the following reason: Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse Uploader asserts that this file has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. Note: This template is missing the primary license justifying the original P

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This quotation from the biography of John McCRAE provides context for the creation of his famous poem:

“The poem for which McCrae is chiefly remembered, ‘In Flanders fields,’ was written while he was waiting for the wounded to arrive at his dugout. It was inspired particularly by the death of his friend Alexis Helmer on 2 May. Published in the London magazine Punch in December 1915, it rapidly became the most popular English-language poem of the war.”

To learn more about this author and others who wrote on the subject of war, we invite you to explore the list of biographies.

MACHAR, AGNES MAULE
McCRAE, JOHN