Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
Poets and artist of US nationality.
Sandra Beasley, United States, (b. 1980), poetry includes: THE VOW, PROHIBITION TOAST, THE TRUTH ABOUT BACON and THE CATALOGUE. Beasley is a poet and non-fiction writer. She is author of three poetry collections. She lives in Washington, D.C., where she serves on the Board for the Writer’s Center and is also a member of the Arts Club of Washington.
Jeanne Marie Beaumont, United States, (b.1954), poetry includes: A Lesson and Rite. Beaumont is a poet, educator and playwright with an MFA in Writing from Columbia University. She has published four books of poetry and has taught in the Stonecoast MFA Program at the University of Southern Maine, at Rutgers University, at The Frost Place and currently at The Unterberg Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan.
Kenneth Otis Bernard, United States, (1930-2020), poetry includes: Sister Francetta and the Pig Baby. Bernard was a poet, author and playwright. He taught English at Long Island University (1959-1989), and was also a central figure in the experimental theater movement that began in the small performance spaces of Midtown and Downtown Manhattan in the 1960s. Bernard was the author of eleven books and at least four performed plays. He received Guggenheim, Rockefeller, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships and grants.
Stephen Blos, United States, (1955-1985), works include: Donald Hall with apple in his mouth #1 & #2. Blos was a photographer. He graduated from the University of Michigan and Hampshire College. He made his living as a photographer, and as a printer for other photographers such as Helen Levitt and Bruce Gilden, among others.
Henry Braun, United States, (1930-2014), poetry includes: The Boar. Braun was a poet, educator, and peace activist. He taught literature and creative writing at Boston University, University of Maine and Temple University in Philadelphia. He was also a Contributing Editor for the American Poetry Review.
Gaylord Brewer, United States, (b. 1965), poetry includes: Solution to a Morning of Little Possibility: Frying Bacon and Worship the Pig. Brewer is a poet and educator. Since 1993 Brewer has been a professor in the Department of English at Middle Tennessee State University, where he founded and for more than 20 years edited the journal Poems & Plays. He is the author of fifteen previous books of poetry, fiction, criticism, and cookery.
Fleda Brown, United States, (b. 1944), poetry includes: Someone Is Walking the Pig. Brown is a poet, educator and author (aka: Fleda Brown Jackson). Brown has her BA, MA and PhD from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. She taught at the University of Delaware (1979-2007) and was Poet Laureate of Delaware from 2001-07.
Rick Bursky, United States, (contemporary), poetry includes: The Butcher’s Bride, The Relentless and In the Apartment Above the Butcher Shop. Bursky is a poet, freelance ad guy, writer, photographer and educator. He teaches poetry at UCLA Extension; and when not teaching there he teaches copywriting at USC’s Annenberg School of Communication. He also worked for 14 years in the L.A. office of DDB as an associate creative director. Bursky believes poetry, or anything for that matter, is best written with a fountain pen but doesn’t insist students or co-workers write with one.
Henri Cole, Japan/United States, (b. 1956), poetry includes: PIG. Cole is a poet and educator. Cole is an American poet, who has published many collections of poetry and a memoir. His books have been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Arabic. Cole currently teaches at Claremont McKenna College. He is a master of cadence, and a connoisseur of the suggestive mysteries surrounding cadence, how rhythms and meanings rub against each other.
Maria Costantini, Italy/United States, (b. 1950), poetry includes: Like Us. Costantini is a poet, educator and bilingual/ESL translator. She writes poetry, creative non-fiction, and poetic translations. Much of her work reflects her cultural heritage from Italy and her immigrant experience. She has a BA and MA from Wayne State University and a Specialist’s Degree in Educational Administration. She taught in and chaired the English Language Learner Program, K-12, for the Utica Community Schools in Michigan for twenty-eight years.