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Jane Weir

Poet and designer. Poppies is a mother's poem, written for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Percy Bysshe ShelleyWilliam BlakeWilliam WordsworthRobert BrowningAlfred, Lord TennysonWilfred OwenSeamus HeaneyTed HughesSimon ArmitageJane WeirCarol Ann DuffyImtiaz DharkerCarol RumensJohn AgardBeatrice Garland

The quotes

3 quotes by or about Jane Weir, in the order they happen.

spasms of paper red

Weir · Poppies · conflict · loss · memory

Paper poppies on a blazer. Spasms sounds like pain. A mother pins one on her son.

I was brave, as I walked with you, to the front door

Weir · Poppies · loss · conflict

The front door is her front line. She has to be brave to let him go.

the world overflowing like a treasure chest

Weir · Poppies · loss · conflict

To the son, leaving is exciting. To the mother it is loss.

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