Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
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.
James Keir Baxter, New Zealand (1926-1972), poetry includes: Jerusalem Sonnets, Beatrice, A Little Letter to Auckland Students. Baxter was a poet, educator and advocate for social reforms in New Zealand. His alcoholism and frequent shifts of religion and life style were the center of much controversy and speculation.
David Watt Ian Campbell, Australia, (1915-1979), works include: Circe’s Home for Sailors, Invocation to Circe and The Magic Branch. Campbell published over fifteen volumes of poetry and prose. He also edited the 1966 edition of Australian Poetry and, in 1970, Modern Australian Poetry. He also wrote short stories and translated Russian poetry in a collaborative project with Rosemary Dobson and others.
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.
Breezes in the moonlight are messengers showing us soft white billowing pigs in the clouds above – billowing pigs with ears of silk. And underneath the cotton-nightcap trees wanders a little cold pig-snouted breeze.