Those words graphically bring to life a terrifying gas attack on a British trench during the First World War. They’re from one of the most famous poems of the war, “Dulce et Decorum Est” by ...

John McCrae, a surgeon in the Canadian Army, wrote possibly one of the most famous pieces of war poetry, In Flanders Fields, while observing the scenes outside a dressing station near Ypres in 1915.

Many Ukrainians are turning to poetry as a symbol of patriotism and resistance. Some say it’s a creative platform to express their feelings about the war or to stir a degree of national pride during ...