The most valuable and connotative English poetry in the 20th century.

Lawrence's best-known poems like Snake, The Ship of Death and so on are those dealing with nature in  Birds, Beasts and Flowers, Pansies, and Last Poems. These best-known poems are included in this anthology.

David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English writer and poet. His collected works represent, among other things, an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation. Some of the issues Lawrence explores are sexuality, emotional health, vitality, spontaneity, and instinct.