Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of poets who have considered the pig.
Alice Cary, United States, (1820-1871), with her younger sister, Phoebe Cary, (1824-1871), poetry includes: The Pig and the Hen. The Cary sisters were poets, contributing regularly to many national periodicals, and central figures in the East Coast literary milieu. The were also active in the early days of the women’s rights movement.
Graham Catt, Australia (b. 1963), works include: Pig. Catt is a poet and writer of short stories and children’s fiction. He is also a member of Adelaide’s long established Friendly Street Poets.
Paul Celan, Romania / France, (1920-1970), poetry includes: In the Shape of a Boar. Celan was a German-language poet and translator. Celan moved to France in 1947 and published seven volumes of poems in German, working as a teacher of German at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. He became one of the major German-language poets of the post-World War II era.
Susan Chase-Foster, United States, (contemporary), poetry includes: The Impact of Bliss on Pigs and Poets. Chase-Foster is a poet, blogger, painter and writer. She lives joyfully in Bellingham, WA and travels the world recording observations in her poetry, “what I like to call ‘poemoirs’, poems based on moments from my life.” She can also make tortillas by hand and paint watercolors using cerveza for water.
United States, (1936-2000) Porky Pigfrom the series “Saturday Morning Cartoons” Porky Pig Porky Pig uggadeet uggadeet because it has almost a kind of beautiful hopelessness Porky Pig even because of its hopelessness uggadeet in the fuh fuh uggadeet even in the fuh fuh face of its absurdity Porky Pig we love this life Porky Pig … Read more
Margaret Christakos, Canada, (b. 1962), poems include: (:field). Christakos is a Toronto-based poet, fiction writer and creative writing educator. She was Canada Council Writer in Residence at the University of Windsor in 2004-2005, and since 2006 has taught poetry and creative writing at Influency: A Toronto Poetry Salon at U of T School of Continuing Studies. She is also the Publishing Editor of the online poetics magazine Influency Salon.
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (b. 1942), is an Irish poet – Swineherd – and also the founder and editor of Cyphers, one of Ireland’s longest established literary magazines.
United States, (1883-1957) Bacon You’re salty and greasy and smoky as sin But of all grub we love you the best. You stuck to us closer than the nighest of kin And helped us win out in the West. You froze with us up on the Laramie trail; You sweat with us down at Tucson; … Read more
Jillian Clark, United States, (b. 1982), poetry includes: fetal pig worksheet. Clark is a poet and professional photographer. She rescues turtles when she sees them in the road and refers to herself as a “washed up poet”, but adds she’s also “your best bet for trivia info on the Nickelodeon cartoon Hey Arnold!”
Maureen Clifford, Australia (contemporary), poetry includes: Goin’ Piggin’. Clifford is a poet, former Private Health Insurance worker, former grazier on a sheep property in SE Queensland and now edits the The Australia Times Poetry Magazine.