A Poppy In My Buttonhole
Paperback, 130 pages
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‘A Poppy in My Buttonhole’ is a series of poems from Chris's time in The Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars from 1971 to 1983 and, from 2005 onwards, his thoughts and letters while being a Poppy Collector plus some letters written to the Newark Advertiser. Chris Green is 55 and spends his time modelling a power chair and being slightly eccentric due to autism. He spent 12 years in the Army, ran a couple of sole trader businesses, worked for others and has been a carer for a terminally ill person. He was informed that he was unemployable in 1992 and has spent the intervening years more busily than when he worked. Chris does a lot of voluntary work in Newark and is primarily involved with the Newark Civic Society, Friends of Newark...More >
