Animal Instincts

‘Steve is a fine exponent of lyrical poetry – the exacting nature and resonant quality of his verse has been there from the start and he has been an influential figure in Australian poetry.’ – Anthony Lawrence

‘Even in the world of the very ordinary Evans finds extraordinary poetry.’ – Peter Goldsworthy

‘The stunning “Bent Wolf” sequence moves between observer and observed with poems of delight and revelation in assured original voices that range from wry to cunning to gritty.’ – David Ad?s

‘Steve Evans has been a substantial figure in Australian poetry for several decades.’ – Geoff Page

‘Steve Evans takes the tiny the taken-for-granted the cats and dogs birds and bees snails and ants that accompany us through our “very big and important” human lives and casts them on a higher plane than we can ever hope to land upon.’ – Louise Nicholas