Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of poets who have considered the pig.
Philip Hodgins, Australia, (1959-1995), poetry includes: The Universal Pig, Chopped Prose with Pigs, Three Pig Diseases, The End of the Season, Second Thoughts on The Georgics. Hodgins was a poet whose work often dealt with life and work in Australian rural communities, and on living with a terminal illness.
Linda Hogan, United States, (b. 1947), poetry includes: Tracking. Hogan is a poet, novelist, essayist and environmentalist. Half Chickasaw from a recognized historical family, Hogan’s work often reflects her interests Native American culture. Active as an educator and speaker, Hogan taught at the University of Colorado and at the Indigenous Education Institute.
United States, (1809-1894) The Spectre PigA Ballad IT was the stalwart butcher man, That knit his swarthy brow, And said the gentle Pig must die, And sealed it with a vow. And oh! it was the gentle Pig Lay stretched upon the ground, And ah! it was the cruel knife His little heart that … Read more
Robert Allison Hood, Scotland/Canada (1880-1958), poetry includes: The Rape of the Boot. Robert Hood was a poet and fiction author whose books include Ballads of the Pacific Northwest: Its Discovery and Settlement.
British, (1799-1845) The Lament of Toby, The Learned Pig “A little learning is a dangerous thing.” — Pope Oh, heavy day! oh, day of woe! To misery a poster, Why was I ever farrowed, why Not spitted for a roaster? In this world, pigs, as well as men, Must dance to fortune’s fiddlings, … Read more
Alec Derwent Hope, Australia, (1907-2000), aka: A.D. Hope, poetry includes: Girl with Pigs. Hope was a poet as well as a widely published critic, reviewer and editor.
Roman, (65-8 BC) excerpt, Ode 12, Book 3 miserarum neque amore dare ludum neque dulci mala vino lavere aut exanimari metuentes patruae verbera linguae tibi qualum cytherae puer ales, tibi telas operosaeque Minervae studium aufert, Neobule liparaei nitor hebri simul unctos tiberinis umeros lavit in undis eques ipso melior bellerophonte, neque pugno neque … Read more
Poetic works by Elizabeth Howard in which pigs are the subject, inspiration, a significant component of the imagery, a thematic form or a symbol.
Rebecca Gayle Howell, United States, (b. 1975), poetry includes: How to Be a Pig, How to Time the Kill, How to Kill a Hog and How to Cure. Howell is a poet, publisher and educator. She is a Pushcart Prize winner, founded Fireside Industries, an imprint of University Press of Kentucky, is on faculty at the University of Kentucky’s Lewis Honors College, and serves as Poetry Editor for Oxford American.
Pig poetry by Ted Hughes, British, (1930-1998) – poems include: View of a Pig, [Pig], Pig, Crow Hill. Hughes was a poet, dramatist, critic, short story writer and Poet Laureate of England.