Levine, Philip
Philip Levine, United States, (b. 1928) – poems include: Animals are Passing From Our Lives, They Feed They Lion.
Archives: Pig Poets
An alphabetical list of poets who have considered the pig.
Lewis, C.S.
Ireland, (1898-1963) Vitrea Circe The name of Circe Is wrongly branded (Though Homer’s verses Portrayed her right) By heavy-handed And moral persons Misunderstanding Her danger bright. She used not beauty For man’s beguiling, She craved no suitor; Sea-chances brought To her forest-silent And crimson-fruited And snake-green island Her guests unsought. She watched those … Read more
Lilley, Gary Copeland
Gary Copeland Lilley, United States, (b. 1952), poetry includes: The Preparatory Fire for the Hog, The Choices for the Pistol and the Knife, The Marys and The Granddaughters and the Queen-Mother. Lilley is a poet and blues guitarist. He was a longtime resident and blues denizen of Washington, DC and Chicago. He currently lives in Port Townsend, WA. Lilley is the author of eight books of poetry, and is a Cave Canem Fellow and received the Washington DC Commission on the Arts Fellowship for Poetry.
Lindsay, Sarah
Sarah Lindsay, USA, (b. 1958), poetry includes: Toby the Sapient Pig. Lindsay is a poet, copy editor and musician/cellist. She holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from UNC Greensboro. She has four published books of poetry including Primate Behavior and Debt to the Bone-Eating Snotflower (2013). In 2009, Lindsay received the M. Howard and Barbara M.J. Wood prize from the Poetry Foundation.
Linley, George
Poetic works by George Linley in which pigs are the subject, inspiration, a significant component of the imagery, a thematic form or a symbol.
Livesey, Anna
Anna Livesey, New Zealand, (b. 1979), poetry includes: Shoeman in Love. Livesey is a poet, short story writer and corporate strategist.She has an MA in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington. She won the Schaeffer Fellowship in 2003, enabling her to spend a year studying at the Iowa Writer’s Workshop.
Locke, Duane
United States, (b. 1920) Circe, I on Sanibel, Think of My Former Life as a Pig Circe, when you called it was raining heavily Static came with your voice through the telephone. I could see through the plate glass the puddles in the yard, and the hibiscus opening for humming birds. It was a Noah’s … Read more
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
United States, (1807-1882) THE DEMONIAC OF GADARA A GADARENE. He hath escaped, hath plucked his chains asunder, And broken his fetters; always night and day Is in the mountains here, and in the tombs, Crying aloud, and cutting himself with stones, Exceeding fierce, so that no man can tame him! THE DEMONIAC from above, … Read more
Lovatt, Andrew
Andrew Lovatt, Ireland, (contemporary), poetry includes: Whispers in a pig’s ear. Lovett is a poet and writer. He was editor of the e-zines IIF: Ireland’s Internet Future [irelandsfuture.com] and deaddrunkdublin & other imaginal spaces. Currently, Lovatt is the managing director of Red Moon Media.
Lowe, Hanna
Hannah Lowe, United Kingdom, (b. 1976), poetry includes: Schoolboy. Lowe is a poet and memoirist. She received a PhD is in Creative Writing from Newcastle University and is now a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Brunel University. Her current practice-based research is on Chinese arrival and settlement to the UK.