This is the ‘Snake’ by DH Lawrence, written in the form of a tangled snake in homage to the Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry. Essex Serpent Poetry Related The Felstead Hag by Monika Pick ‘Green Woman’ by Jenny Owen The Leper Stone, Newport by Jessica Pearce Essex Serpent by Lisa Kavanagh The Witches, the Wise Women, and the Healers by Sandie Cottee