D.H. Lawrence's "Bay" is a collection of poems written during the years of World War I. Lawrence, living a semi-nomadic lifestyle in England throughout these years, seized the opportunity to write of events and their effects from an objective but by no means dispassionate perspective. The poems in "Bay" are marked by their deep analytical insight, clarity of thought, and Lawrence's characteristic rage against the dehumanization of his fellow man. Lawrence vividly portrays the wartime vulnerability of the British homeland and the horrors of conflict. These poems form an important contribution to the literature of World War I and exhibit an essential facet of D.H. Lawrence the man - the brilliant wordsmith whose portrayal of the human condition is unsurpassed in its honesty and candor.