Jane Weir - Poppies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8QIcYdJPG0&ab_channel=AlexMcMillen
In this video, Jane Weir discusses the origins of the poem "Poppies" and shows the viewer the specific graveyard which inspired her to write the poem.
"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction
https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/british-world-war-one-poetry-introduction
In this podcast by the University of Oxford, leading experts discuss and analyze British war poetry.
Carol Ann Duffy - Exit Wounds
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jul/25/war-poetry-carol-ann-duffy
This article contains the complete collection of war poetry commissioned by U.K. poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, including "Poppies." The Exit Wounds collection intended to provide poetic reflections on the contemporary British conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Women's Poetry & Verse
http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/education/tutorials/intro/women
"Poppies" focuses on a woman's perspective on war. The First World War Poetry Digital Archive contains examples of this important, but overlooked, aspect of the British literary tradition.
Why We Wear Poppies on Remembrance Day
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-we-wear-poppies-on-remembrance-day
This website, from a British museum, explains the history of the poppy as a symbol of war and remembrance.
