Uploaded June 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here's a virtual movie of the great novelist and poet reading his poem "Snake" The Poem was written in the early 1920s. and is one of his most frequently anthologised poems The poem reflects upon some of his most frequent concerns; those of man's modern distance from nature and subtle hints at religious themes.
D.H.Lawrence is best known for his novel writing - classics such as Sons and Lovers, Women in Love and the controversial Lady Chatterley's Lover.
A prolific, restless writer he also wrote many fine short stories, a mixed bag of travel books, essays and plays. In his prime he was arguably the foremost writer of fiction in the English speaking world. Quite a feat for the son of a coalminer from the coalfields of Nottinghamshire, close to Sherwood Forest.
Lawrence's poetry ranges from the poor to the sublime. He wrote his poems, as always, as he felt, and although many are simply deep passionate rantings about society and industry, a select few rise above the rest and are recognised as great poems.
Snake is one such creation. Wherever Lawrence travelled he noted down his observations on Nature and wrote some of the finest modern animal poems. This poem also raises questions about our modern day individual responses to animals often regarded as 'vermin'. Creatures that go about their daily business in their natural environment have to put up with increased human interference and habitat destruction - sharing sometimes isn't an option. D.H. Lawrence showed with his poem Snake that it is possible to not only share with wild animals but to show tolerance and understanding.
Kind Regards
Jim Clark
All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2015
Here's a virtual movie of the great novelist and poet reading his poem "Snake" The Poem was written in the early 1920s. and is one of his most frequently anthologised poems The poem reflects upon some of his most frequent concerns; those of man's modern distance from nature and subtle hints at religious themes.
D.H.Lawrence is best known for his novel writing - classics such as Sons and Lovers, Women in Love and the controversial Lady Chatterley's Lover.
A prolific, restless writer he also wrote many fine short stories, a mixed bag of travel books, essays and plays. In his prime he was arguably the foremost writer of fiction in the English speaking world. Quite a feat for the son of a coalminer from the coalfields of Nottinghamshire, close to Sherwood Forest.
Lawrence's poetry ranges from the poor to the sublime. He wrote his poems, as always, as he felt, and although many are simply deep passionate rantings about society and industry, a select few rise above the rest and are recognised as great poems.
Snake is one such creation. Wherever Lawrence travelled he noted down his observations on Nature and wrote some of the finest modern animal poems. This poem also raises questions about our modern day individual responses to animals often regarded as 'vermin'. Creatures that go about their daily business in their natural environment have to put up with increased human interference and habitat destruction - sharing sometimes isn't an option. D.H. Lawrence showed with his poem Snake that it is possible to not only share with wild animals but to show tolerance and understanding.
Kind Regards
Jim Clark
All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2015
