John McCrae

John McCrae
Born	(1872-11-30)November 30, 1872 Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 28, 1918(1918-01-28) (aged 45) Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Occupation	Poet • physician • author • Lieutenant Colonel of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Known for	Author of "In Flanders Fields"

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae (November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet and soldier in World War I who is best known for writing the poem "In Flanders Fields" after seeing the death of his friend the day before.^[1]

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

— Lt.-Col. John McCrae (1872–1918)

• List of poets from North America

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