Contrasting Poets Lawrence And Shapiro In Their Views Of Nature

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the bitterness and troubles put on twentieth century poetry. The poets
wrote of science fiction, anti-war protagonists, and ridicule of authority.
Leading poets in the twentieth century are D.H. Lawrence, James Joyce, Joseph
Conrad, Dylan Thomas, and H.G. Wells.
D.H. Lawrence views on nature are more humanistic, rather than natural.
He loves individuality and "inner self" (Magill, 1686). His writing were pure
because of his adolescent puritan environment (Becker, 5). D.H. Lawrence,
although in the twentieth century, is a die-hard romantic (Albright, 1). To
Lawrence, nature was an item of beauty and creativity. He respects nature. In
Lawrence's poem, "The Sea," he humanizes the sea. He states that the sea is
"celebate and single," referring to a person. He treats this part of nature as
if it is a real person. He does his with great passion showing his love for
nature. He goes further stating, "Sea only you are free, sophisticated." Here
again one views the humanistic ...

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bold colours create a world like that of a
knowing and skilful neo-primitive painting, without any of the confusion or
profoundity of atmosphere, aerial perspectives, but notable vision and satiric
force" (Randall, 485). In one of Shapiro's lesser known poems, "Phenomenon," he
illustrates the illusion of war to nature. He states that the evening was
"saturated with the obscurity of night." He depicts the wonder and mystery of
night. While Lawrence humanized nature, Shapiro is expressing his confusion and
wonder of nature. Shapiro neither likes or hates nature, he has no point of
view. He believes that it is mysterious. He goes further nd states that the sun
was "an irritated rim." He ...

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