‘Rat Song’ by Margaret Atwood read by Ciara Phillips. ‘Rat Song’ was first published in ‘Collected Poems 1965-1975 by Houghton Mifflin in 1976. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/32774/rat-songMore from Ciara Phillips can be found at http://www.ciaraphillips.com