Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of poets who have considered the pig.
Anne Porter, United States, (1911-2011), poetry includes: Living Things. Porter was a poet, married to the painter Fairfield Porter. When her husband died in 1975, she began to write poetry much more seriously. Her first collection, An Altogether Different Language (1994), published when she was 83, was named a finalist for the National Book Award.
Dorothy Porter (1954-2008), Australian poet and novelist. Poems include: Pig in a Silk Purse, Piglets Both, Enchanted Beasts. Her poetry stressed themes of sensuality, risk-taking and, at times, violence, making her a highly individual voice on the Australian poetry scene.
Peter Porter, Australia, (1929-2010), poetry includes: Pig In The Middle, Neighbours and On The Train Between Wellington And Shrewsbury. Porter was a British-based Australian poet. His work could range from complex philosophical explorations to deeply moving personal subjects.
Joshua Poteat, United States, (b. 1971), poetry includes: Illustrating the machine that makes the world, The Stigmata Rather than a Punch on the Nose and The Angels Continue Turning the Wheels of the Universe Despite Their Ugly Souls (Malvern Hill Battleground). Poteat is a poet, editor and assemblage artist.
Carol Potter, United States, (b. 1950), poetry includes: The Good Pig. Potter is a poet and educator. she taught for 17 years at Holyoke Community College. She now teaches at the Antioch University MFA program in Los Angeles, and for the Community College of Vermont.
Poetic works by M. Pouvoisin in which pigs are the subject, inspiration, a significant component of the imagery, a thematic form or a symbol.
Craig Powell, Australia, (b. 1940), poetry includes: Hospital pig farm. Powell is a poet and psychiatrist who worked in private practice in Sydney from 1982 until 2012. Powell began publishing poetry in the mid 1960s. His poetry, which often reflects on his relationships and experiences with people suffering from mental illnesses, has also been strongly influenced by his psychoanalytic training.
K.I. (Karen Ilene) Press, Canada (b. 1974), poetry includes: The Baby Turns into a Pig. Press is a poet, the author of three books of poetry and is on the faculty of the Creative Communications program at Red River College.
Frank Prewett, Canada (1893-1962), poetry includes: Rain Descends. Prewett was a poet. Born in Ontario, Prewett is obscure literary figure who spent most of his life in the United Kingdom. He was a war poet of World War I, serving in the Canadian Army and later in the Royal Field Artillery of the British Army. His poetry was recognized by inclusion in the final Georgian Poetry Anthology by Oxford Poetry, and by publication by the Hogarth Press.
Robert Priest (b. 1951), poetry includes: The Little Pig of Self-Respect, The Pig Who Discovered Happiness, How to Swallow a Pig, The Surrealist Air Force. Priest is a British born Canadian poet, playwright, song-writer, novelist and children’s author.