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, Lawrence's poems are intensely personal and immediate. "Snake," a brilliant evocation of the existence of the snake--one of Lawrence's best-known works--epitomizes Lawrence's deep affinity for nature, and his ability to enter into the psyches of other beings, both human and animal.