A literary approach in the English class at IES Doctor Fleming
In Flanders fields, the poppies blow
between the crosses, row by row
First World War ended on November, 11th, 1918, when the Armistice was signed. The poppy’s origin as a symbol of remembrance lies in the devastated landscapes after the war. This flower, which flourished up in this soil ravaged by the fighting, provided Canadian lieutenant John Mc Crae inspiration for his poem In Flanders Fields.
Remembrance Day (Poppy Day) and WWI poetry is a project by 4ESO students from the habLE program.
On the 21st of March, World Poetry Day, our students, feeling really inspired, have brought themselves to write their own poems. From 1ESO students to the oldest ones in Bachillerato, everybody has celebrated this wonderful day.
World Poetry Day 21st March de A C
In order to celebrate the 21st of March, World Poetry Day, and to promote this great project of turning Asturias into the World Capital of Poetry, we have filled our secondary school with awesome lines from wonderful poems. Continue reading
“We don´t read and write poetry because it is cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race, and the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering… these are noble pursuits to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love… these are what we stay alive for.” (Professor Keating in Dead Poets´ Society) Continue reading
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