Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of poets who have considered the pig.
Robert Bloomfield, Britain, (1766-1823), poetry includes: The Farmer’s Boy. The poet Bloomfield worked as a farm laborer and then as a shoemaker in London, enduring extreme poverty and often unable to afford the paper on which to write.
United States, (b. 1941) Hymn to Ham Though Ham was one of Noah’s sons (Like Japheth), I can’t see That Ham meant any more to him Than ham has meant to me. On Christmas Eve I said, “Yes ma’am, I do believe I’ll have more ham. I said, “Yes ma’am, I do believe … Read more
British, (1896-1974) The Poor Man’s Pig Already fallen plum-bloom stars the green And apple-boughs as knarred as old toads’ backs Wear their small roses ere a rose is seen; The building thrush watches old Job who stacks The bright-peeled osiers* on the sunny fence, The pent sow grunts to hear him stumping by, And tries … Read more
Robert Bly, USA (b. 1926), poetry includes: The Prodigal Son, What the Animals Paid and A man and a woman and a blackbird. Bly is a poet, essayist, editor, translator and activist.
Paula Bohince, United States, (b. 1976), poetry includes: Prayer. Bohince is a poet and educator. Bohince is the author of three poetry collections. Bohince has taught at New York University, the New School, The Poetry School, and elsewhere. She lives in Pennsylvania.
Kenneth Reginald Bolton, Australia (b. 1949), poetry includes: Outdoor Pig-keeping, 1954 & My Other Books on Pigs. Bolton is a poet, art critic, publisher, and editor of the literary magazines. He is associated with the Experimental Art Foundation, and operates a press, Little Esther Books. He is also the editor of the literary magazines Otis Rush and Magic Sam.
Dexter L. Booth, United States, (b. 1986), poetry includes: The Body. Booth is a poet, editor and educator. he is the author of four poetry collections and is a professor in the Ashland [Ohio] University MFA program, and also a Contributing Editor for the literary journal Waxwing.
David Bouchard, Canada (b. 1952), poetry includes: Blonde Mangalitza Pig. Bouchard has worked as a teacher and school principal. He has written more than 50 books and many combine poetry, prose and visual arts. Some of his preferred topics include environmental issues, history and the traditions and cultures of Canada’s Aboriginal communities.
Peter Boyle, Australia (b. 1951), poetry includes: The Transformation Boat. Boyle is a poet, educator and translator. Boyle has worked as a teacher of English, History and Communications in secondary schools and in technical colleges for many years. He has published nine collections of poetry and has translated extensively from French and Spanish poets, notably Lorca, Cernuda, Vallejo, Montejo and Reverdy.
Alison Brackenbury, England, (b. 1953), poetry includes: Outbreak. Brackenbury is a poet. She has published nine collections of poems with Carcanet Press, which have won an Eric Gregory and a Cholmondeley Award.