Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of poets who have considered the pig.
Michael Haslam, England, (b.1947), poetry includes: Olwen. Haslam is a poet. He was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge. In 1970 he moved to Foster Clough, near Hebden Bridge in the Calder Valley and, as he says “by the late 1970s merely living here had become my sole poetic subject”.
Robert Hass, United States, (b. 1941), poetry includes: SEPARATION. Hass is a poet and educator. He received his MA and Ph.D. in English from Stanford University. Hass served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997. He taught literature and writing 1971 to 1989, at his alma mater St. Mary’s, then transferred to the University of California, Berkeley. He has been a visiting faculty member in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa on several occasions, and was a panelist at the Workshop’s 75th anniversary celebration in June 2011.
United States, (contemporary) Pig Song Si yo creyera que mi repuesta sería a persona que pudiera hablar con el agricultor, este cerdito nunca más charlaría; pero, porque tu no puedes convencerle de que un cerdo ha hablado contigo, voy a decite unas cosas en confianza. — Juan Valdez de Santa Toledo Let us … Read more
Chris Haven, United States, (contemporary), poetry includes: The Second Pig.
Haven is a poet, short story author and educator. He has a Ph.D. In Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Houston and currently teaches writing and style at Grand Valley State University, Michigan.
Spike Hawkins, British (1943-2017), pig poems: Target, Boiler, Liddled and Horny inspired by the work of Russian impressionist painter Mikhail Larionov.
Ireland, (fl. 2001-present) Great Grandfather’s Pig The Macdermots of Ballycloran (1843-1847) Anthony Trollope wrote in heart-beating detail the story of heroic Ireland’s last stand west of the Shannon up around Drumsna and Mohill where the natives sank so low in depravation the pigs were more thought-of than the peasants were anchored to life itself … Read more
Thomas Healy, United States, (b. 1961), poetry includes: The Healys had a Farm. Healy is a poet, writer, curator, activist and public servant. Healy’s work has appeared in numerous magazines and journals and he is the author of three books of poetry. He served as Chairman of the Fulbright Scholarship Board (2011-2014) and is also the chair of O, Miami Poetry Festival.
James Schell Hearst, United States, (1900-1983), poetry includes: The Farmer’s Season, Hog Economy, No Symbols, Castrating the Pigs and Quiet Sunday. Hearst was a poet, writer, farmer, memoirist and educator. He taught Creative Writing classes in the English Department at Iowa State Teachers College (1941-1963).
Gregory Heath, England, (b. 1967), poetry includes: Pig. Heath is a poet, short story writer and novelist. He is widely published in the small press; his poetry, short stories and essays have appeared in magazines such as Tears in the Fence, Iota, and Poetic Licence.