People are silhouetted against the north frieze and Liberty Memorial Tower at the National World War I Museum and Memorial after it was illuminated by 5,000 poppies in Kansas City, Mo. Red poppy flowers became a symbol of peace following World War I after they were referenced in the poem titled "In Flanders Field." The display will continue nightly until November 11, which marks the 100th anniversary of the end of war. AP

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Antonio Muñoz Molina

Translated from the Spanish by Camilo A. Ramirez

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Lily Allen

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