Lives of British Shrews by Steve Ely Philip Larkin Part two – ‘Bestiary’ –

Part two – ‘Bestiary’ – is a celebration

It is a story of where we come from

Jenny Joseph

as lifelines to the inherited past

'Loydell is mining themes that resonate with our times

Lives of British Shrews by Steve Ely Philip Larkin Part two – ‘Bestiary’ –Lives of British Shrews is an formally innovative poem designed to reflect the daily activity cycles of the three species of British shrew Common, Pygmy and Water. Anchored in soricine ecology, the poem nevertheless roams wildly, with its exploration of the fierce and implacable eros of shrews providing portals into other themes and content, including human nature, autobiography, capitalism, the Anthropocene and war. ABOUT Steve Ely: Steve Ely's