Adams, Edwin G.
Poetic works by Edwin G. Adams in which pigs are the subject, inspiration, a significant component of the imagery, a thematic form or a symbol.
Archives: Pig Poets
An alphabetical list of poets who have considered the pig.
Adams, Oscar Fay
Poetic works by Oscar Fay Adams in which pigs are the subject, inspiration, a significant component of the imagery, a thematic form or a symbol.
Adams, Robert Noble
Robert Noble Adams, New Zealand, (1849-1914), poetry include: The Pig Hunt. Adams was a publisher, author and inventor and was the publisher for the Otago Daily Times and Witness Company from 1880 to retirement in 1908.
Addonizio, Kim
Kim Addonizio, United States, (b. 1954), poetry includes: Dream-Pig. She is a poet and educator. She currently teaches in the MFA program at Goddard College and lives in San Francisco. Addonizio is the author of seven poetry collections, two novels, two story collections, and two books on writing poetry. She has received numerous awards for her work, including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Pushcart Prize, and the John Ciardi Lifetime Achievement Award.
Aitken, Adam
Adam Aitken, Australia (1960), poetry includes: Year of the Pig. Aitken is an Australian poet, memoirist, academic and editor. He is author of six collections of poetry.and his poems and short fiction have also been published widely in anthologies and literary journals. Aitken lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Alexander, Ken
Kenneth Alfred Evelyn Alexander, New Zealand (c. 1890-1953), poetry includes: Pig-skin Patriotism. Alexander was a writer and illustrator, best known for his regular contributions to The New Zealand Railways Magazine. He wrote humorous segments on many subjects, all illustrated with his own drawings.
Allen, Alfred
Alfred Allen, Northern Ireland/Australia, (1839-1917), poetry includes: The “More Pork” Bird. Allen had a varied career as an engineer, gold digger, printer, manufacturer, insurance agent and poet. He was Life Governor of Sydney Hospital; a founder of the Sydney Night Refuge and Soup Kitchen and a leading Quaker. He was also active in philanthropic and other works and gave strong support to the temperance cause.
Allen, Paul
Paul Allen, United States, (b. 1945), poetry includes: Ground Forces. Allen is a poet, song writer and educator. He retired in 2010 as Professor Emeritus at the College of Charleston, after teaching poetry and song lyrics writing for 36 years.
Allen, Rachael
Rachael Allen, England, (b. 1989), poetry includes: Porcine Armour Thyroid. Allen is a poet and poetry editor for Granta magazine and co-editor of the poetry anthology series Clinic and the online journal Tender.
Allendorf, Greg
Greg Ryan Allendorf, United States, (b. 1986), poetry includes: The Pigs. He is a poet and educator with a Doctor of Philosophy from University of Missouri where he now works part-time as an Adjunct Faculty member. His chapbook, Fair Day in an Ancient Town, was published by Brain Mill Press (2016).