This poem by the Nobel laureate is a fierce short parable about environmental devastation The Red Poppy The great thing is not having a mind. Feelings: oh, I have those; they govern me. I have a lord ...

[Editor's note: This essay by Stephen Osborne, editor-in-chief at Geist magazine, signals the start of a new collaboration between The Tyee and Geist -- two leading independent voices in B.C. Watch ...

These are the heartfelt words of a man who is “passionate” that we must never forget our fallen heroes. They come from I Am Not a Badge of Honour, a Remembrance poem penned in just five minutes by ...

Two talented Tamworth poets have been chosen to have their work read out at a remembrance service next weekend. Freya Cole and Lilly Hackett, year six pupils at Flax Hill Junior Academy on Chestnut ...

Memorial Day poppies appear every year and raise funds for a great cause. But what is the history behind wearing one of these red flowers?

Stephen Osborne has written about poppies and remembrance in Geist and Saturday Night, where some of the ideas expressed here first took shape. He is the editor of Geist, whose website is here.

This poem by the Nobel laureate is a fierce short parable about environmental devastation The Red Poppy The great thing is not having a mind. Feelings: oh, I have those; they govern me. I have a lord ...