Steve Evans Steve Evans i(A8781 works by) (a.k.a. Stephen Geoffrey Evans; S. G. Evans)
Born: Established: 1952 Adelaide, South Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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1 The Man in the River i "The water owns him now.", Steve Evans , single work poetry
1 Storm i "The house is a shattering of wind", Steve Evans , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mimesis : Friendly Street Poets 48 2024; (p. 39)
1 To Mother i "At five each evening, my father", Steve Evans , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mimesis : Friendly Street Poets 48 2024; (p. 38)
1 She Says i "She says that to", Steve Evans , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mimesis : Friendly Street Poets 48 2024; (p. 37)
1 y separately published work icon Animal Instincts Steve Evans , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2023 26007869 2023 selected work poetry

'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 Ades

‘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' (Publication summary)

1 The First Blowfly of Spring i "Fresh from some delicious decay,", Steve Evans , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , December vol. 10 no. 2 2022; (p. 40)
1 y separately published work icon Legacy [and] The Butterfly Defects [and] Valley Fleuieu Veronica Cookson , Rob Ferris , Susan O'Brien , Steve Evans (editor), Norwood : Friendly Street Poets , 2021 24509896 2021 selected work poetry 'Collection of poetic works by Veronica Cookson, Rob Ferris, and Susan O'Brien - each with one third of the content.' 

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1 y separately published work icon Unearthly Pleasures Steve Evans , Travancore : In Case of Emergency Press , 2021 23833700 2021 selected work poetry

'Unearthly Pleasures is a sparkling collection of poetry from a mature poet at the top of his game. The poems radiate the generous warmth of an acute observer of humanity who manages to maintain his affection and understanding for the people and situations which populate his world. Steve Evans has the remarkable ability to observe and maintain an objective distance while still engaging directly and passionately with his subjects.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Friendly Street New Poets 21 Steve Evans (editor), Norwood : Friendly Street Poets , 2020 24844765 2020 selected work poetry
1 The 2021 National Folk Festival Has Been Cancelled, for the Second Year in a Row Steve Evans , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 12 October 2020;
1 y separately published work icon Easy Money and Other Stories Steve Evans , Adelaide : Truth Serum Press , 2019 19427028 2019 selected work short story

Collection of short fiction.

1 The Fast Train to Assen i "Deer almost as common as cattle,", Steve Evans , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , December vol. 11 no. 1 2018;
1 Take It i "don't trust this poem", Steve Evans , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 63 no. 2 2018; (p. 38)
1 Back i "A month afterwards,", Steve Evans , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , vol. 32 no. 2 2018; (p. 34)
1 Refugee Trains i "The open rail trucks", Steve Evans , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , vol. 32 no. 2 2018; (p. 13)
1 Writers’ Block i "Here’s the bag, the bits of words,", Steve Evans , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: New Writing , vol. 12 no. 3 2015; (p. 311)
1 Popular Culture i "Popular culture came to stay", Steve Evans , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2015 2015;
1 War Music Steve Evans , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: War Music : and Other Poems 2015; (p. 10)
1 Review : David Malouf. A First Place Steve Evans , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Le Simplegadi , November no. 13 2014; (p. 92-95)

— Review of A First Place David Malouf , 2014 selected work prose essay
1 y separately published work icon Adult Fiction : And Other Poems Steve Evans , Magill : Garron Publishing , 2014 8687433 2014 selected work poetry
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