Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of poets who have considered the pig.
British, (1661-1720) The Hog, the Sheep, and Goat, carrying to a FAIR Who does not wish, ever to judge aright, And, in the Course of Life’s Affairs, To have a quick, and far extended Sight, Tho’ it too often multiplies his Cares? And who has greater Sense, but greater Sorrow shares? This felt … Read more
Donald Finkel, United States, (1929-2008), poetry includes: THE DISMAL SCIENCE. Finkel was a poet, as well as a student of sculpture and philosophy. He is best known for his unorthodox styles and curious juxtapositions of subject matter. He taught at Washington University in St. Louis from 1960 until 1991, and was poet-in-residence emeritus there until his death.
Flanders and Swann, England, (active 1956-1967), poetry includes: The Warthog and The Wild Boar. Flanders and Swann were a comedy duo. Lyricist, actor and singer Michael Flanders (1922-1975) and composer and pianist Donald Swann (1923-1994) collaborated in writing and performing comic songs in several long-running two-man revues.
Rachel Contreni Flynn, United States, (b. 1969), poetry includes: Hunger for Something Easier. Flynn is a poet, lawyer, editor, community arts leader and educator. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and was featured as The Spoon River Review’s Illinois Poet in 2005.
British, (fl. 1766) St. Anthony and his Pig. A Cantata Recitative LET clownish Cymon, in fond rustic strains, To lovely Iphigene declare his pains; Let tink’ring Tom for dustcart Sylvia pine, I sing St. Anthony and his fav’rite swine: Who, strange to tell, like you and I could speak, When other grov’ling pigs could … Read more
David Fraser, Ph. D., Canada (contemporary), poetry includes: Mineral-deficient diets and the pig’s attraction to blood: implications for tail-biting, Armed sibling rivalry among suckling piglets, and the Dunging Poem. Fraser is a Canadian poet and professor of Applied Biology and Animal Science at the University of British Columbia.
Stephen Frech, United States, (b. 1969), poetry includes: The Hog and Self-Portrait with Saskia: The Prodigal Son in the Tavern. Frech is a poet and educator. He is an Associate Professor of English at Millikin University in Decatur, IL. And the founder and editor of Oneiros Press.
Alice Fulton, United States, (b. 1952), poetry includes: Some Cool. Fulton is a poet and author of fiction and nonfiction. She has been the George Elliston Poet at the University of Cincinnati, the Roberta Holloway Poet at UC Berkeley, The Michael M. Rea Visiting Writer at the University of Virginia, and a Visiting Professor at UCLA, Ohio State University, the University of North Carolina and Cornell University.
Poetic works by Walter Garstang in which pigs are the subject, inspiration, a significant component of the imagery, a thematic form or a symbol.
Poetic works by John Gay in which pigs are the subject, inspiration, a significant component of the imagery, a thematic form or a symbol.