The poetry of D. H. Lawrence is full of impassioned observations of nature and of human psychology. His subjects include specific plants and animals (snakes, fish, flowers), polemics against modern society, and the tormenting twists and turns of romantic relationships--based on his own long, passionate marriage to Frieda von Richthofen. Usually in free verse, Lawrences poems are intensely personal and immediate. Snake, a brilliant evocation of the existence of the snake--one of Lawrences best-known works--epitomizes Lawrences deep affinity for nature, and his ability to enter into the ...