Comments on: Remembrance Day Poppies http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2006/11/11/remembrance-day-poppies/ "Be the change you wish to see in the world." — Mahatma Gandhi Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:05:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Drucker http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2006/11/11/remembrance-day-poppies/comment-page-1/#comment-11225 David Drucker Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:50:16 +0000 http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2006/11/11/remembrance-day-poppies/#comment-11225 Duncan, That's interesting to hear. The article that attributes the poppy to a French woman is not something I've ever heard, though. Much of what I wrote was based on some online research, including the article on Wikipedia on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flanders_Fields . It may be that a woman in Ypres, Belgium also uses the poppies as a fund-raising device, but I have no information on that. Everyone here in Canada who I've asked always has attributed the poppy-wearing to the poem. Duncan,

That’s interesting to hear. The article that attributes the poppy to a French woman is not something I’ve ever heard, though. Much of what I wrote was based on some online research, including the article on Wikipedia on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flanders_Fields . It may be that a woman in Ypres, Belgium also uses the poppies as a fund-raising device, but I have no information on that. Everyone here in Canada who I’ve asked always has attributed the poppy-wearing to the poem.

]]> By: duncan maclennan http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2006/11/11/remembrance-day-poppies/comment-page-1/#comment-11222 duncan maclennan Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:33:57 +0000 http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2006/11/11/remembrance-day-poppies/#comment-11222 The article above attributes our use of the poppie to John McReae's poem, while another article suggests it was introduced world-wide by a French woman to raise money to assist injured soldiers. Which version is correct? The article above attributes our use of the poppie to John McReae’s poem, while another article suggests it was introduced world-wide by a French woman to raise money to assist injured soldiers. Which version is correct?

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