Paper Poppy Press
A place for veterans to share their writing with the virtual world and a a showcase for veterans books published by the press. Veterans- We would love to hear from You!
Call for submissions- email [email protected] with poetry, short fiction, and short personal essays. I will post them in the Veteran Writing Showcase and include them in my weekly TikTok video. Looking forward to hearing from you! See submissions page for details.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
– Major John McCrae
Veteran Writing Showcase
Vietnam War Veteran Richard Epstein’s moving poem on the ultimate sacrifice in protest. “To Be Heard” To read his poem click the button below.
From the just published book “Musings and Poems” by Navy Chaplain and Vietnam War-era Veteran “Where Is Hope” To read his poem click the button below.
Carl Nyberg has served as a U.S. Naval officer and a UN Peacekeeper. His experience in these capacities, as a Naval whistleblower, and as a veteran working for peace and justice are infused in his poetry. To read his short and impactful poem “The Illusion of Importance” click the link below.
About Frances Wiedenhoeft
Frances Wiedenhoeft is a mother, grandmother, writer, poet and a 22-year Army veteran with service in Iraq, Afghanistan and Desert Storm.
After a lifetime in the Army and devoted to the practice of nurse anesthesia she found herself again in writing.
She had a message in her writing about war and its aftermath that she felt compelled to share but there are few outlets open to these stories.
Frances opened Paper Poppy Press to be one small avenue for veterans to be heard.
