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 Adès

''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