Griebel, Rosemary

pig poet

Rosemary Griebel, Canada (b. 1957), poetry includes: The Pigs. Griebel is a poet and librarian living in Calgary, Alberta. Yes (2010) is her first book of poems.

Grossman, Allen

pig poet

Poetic works by Allen Grossman in which pigs are the subject, inspiration, a significant component of the imagery, a thematic form or a symbol.

Groulx, David A.

pig poet

David A. Groulx, Canada (b. 1969), poetry includes: Acetone. Groulx is a part Ojibwe Indian and part French Canadian. He received his BA from Lakehead University, Ontario, and also studied creative writing at the En’owkin Centre in Penticton, B.C.

Gunderson, Keith

pig poet

Keith R. Gunderson, United States, (1935-2013), poetry includes: NINE LITTLE PIGGIES ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP. Gunderson was a poet, philosopher, educator who taught Philosophy at the University of Minnesota for 40 years. He authored Mentality and Machines, a philosophical investigation of artificial intelligence.

Gundy, Doug Van

pig poet

Doug Van Gundy, United States, (1966), poetry includes: The Martyrdom of Saint Porcine. Van Gundy is a poet, musician and educator. He directs the Low-Residency MFA Program in Writing at West Virginia Wesleyan College. He also plays fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and banjo in the old-time string band, “Born Old”.

Gunesekera, Romesh

pig poet

Romesh Gunesekera, Sri Lanka/Britain, (b. 1954), poetry includes: Pigs. Gunesekera is a poet and writer. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has been a Guest Director at the Cheltenham Festival, an Associate Tutor at Goldsmiths College and on the Board of the Arvon Foundation.

Gunn, Thom

pig poet

Thom Gunn, British/American, (1929-2004) – poems include Moly and Meat.

Hadas, Pamela White

pig poet

United States, (b. 1946) Circe for “Perseus”   I   [Circe and Odysseus confront each other. He has come to her palace to retrieve his crew, all but one of whom she has turned into swine.]   Because your men were making pigs of themselves, that’s why. And for fun.   Notice, there’s room in … Read more

Hall, Bernadette

pig poet

Bernadette Hall, New Zealand (b. 1945), poetry includes: DRAWING A CONCLUSION ON A PAPER DART. Hall is a poet, playwright and retired high school teacher of Latin, Classical Studies and English. She did not start writing poetry full-time until in her forties and has since published over ten poetry collections.

Hall, Donald

pig poet

Donald Hall, USA, (1928–2018), poetry includes: Eating the Pig. Hall was a poet, teacher and prose writer. He was an assistant professor of English at the University of Michigan, husband of the late poet Jane Kenyon and U.S. Poet Laureate from 2006-2007.