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Snake and Other Poems
Best known as the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover and Women In Love, D.H. Lawrence also wrote a good deal of fine poetry in which he used words in a richly textured way to express deep emotion. This exceptional collection includes the title poem; "A Collier's Wife," "Meeting Among The Mountains," "Monologue Of A Mother," and many more.
Paperback, 64 pages
Published
January 20th 1999
by Dover Publications
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I have actually read only the poem "Snake" and I really liked it! The irony in this poem is that the poet has a dual attitude toward the snake.The poet is caught between his human instinct and the voice of education. The human instinct and emotions make him appreciate and respect the snake's beauty, harmlessness and dignity. Whereas his voice education says that he should kill it no matter what. The poet points out how the feelings and affections are being crushed by the society and le...more
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Snake and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) by D.H. Lawrence (1999)
Here we have D.H. talking about animals. Comparing animals to other things. Saying what an animal does. Describing an animal's appearance. Admiring the animal.
And they are the greatest poems of all time.
Well done, D.H.
And they are the greatest poems of all time.
Well done, D.H.
In the deep, strange-scented shade of the great dark carob tree
I came down the steps with my pitcher
And must wait, must stand and wait, for there he was at the trough before me.
-- excerpt, Snake
I came down the steps with my pitcher
And must wait, must stand and wait, for there he was at the trough before me.
-- excerpt, Snake
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David Herbert Richards Lawrence was an English writer of the 20th century, whose prolific and diverse output included novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, paintings, translations, literary criticism and personal letters. His collected works represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanizing effects of modernity and industrialisation. In them, Lawrence confronts issues rel...more
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