Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of poets who have considered the pig.
John Vincent Kinsella, Australia, (b. 1963), poetry includes: Transgenic Pig Ode, The Fable of the Great Sow. Kinsella is a poet, novelist, playwright, critic, essayist, teacher and editor. Kinsella teaches at Cambridge University and previously taught English at Kenyon College in the United States.
Poetic works by Thomas Kinsella in which pigs are the subject, inspiration, a significant component of the imagery, a thematic form or a symbol.
British, (1865-1936) The Prodigal Son Here come I to my own again, Fed, forgiven and known again, Claimed by bone of my bone again And cheered by flesh of my flesh. The fatted calf is dressed for me, But the husks have greater zest for me, I think my pigs will be best for me, … Read more
Karl Kirchwey, United States, (b. 1956), poetry includes: Propofol. Kirchwey is a poet, translator, reviewer, translator and educator. He has taught at the 92nd Street Y’s Unterberg Poetry Center, the Andrew Heiskell Arts Director at American Academy in Rome, Columbia, Yale, Wesleyan, Smith College, Bryn Mawr College and at Boston University.
John Raymond Knister, Canada (1899-1932), poetry includes: Feed. Knister was a poet, novelist, short story writer, columnist, editor and reviewer. He was a practitioner of the poetic school known as imagism, a literary movement pledged to the use free verse, common speech patterns, and clear concrete images as a reaction to Victorian sentimentalism.
Korea, (b. 1933) A Smile Standing in front of the smile on the face of a boiled pig’s head by all means be as generous. © Ko UnBeyond Self — 108 Korean Zen Poems, Parallax Press, 1997. About the Poet Ko Un (b. 1933), Korean writer, and former Buddhist monk, who has published well over … Read more
Norbert Krapf, United States, (b. 1943), poetry includes: Pig Belly Blues. Krapf is a poet, educator, editor, translator and memoirist with a PhD in English and American Literature/Poetry from the University of Notre Dame. He retired as Emeritus Prof. of English at the C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University, where he taught from 1970 until 2004 and also directed the C. W. Post Poetry Center. Former Indiana Poet Laureate, 2008-10, Krapf stressed collaborations and the reunion of poetry and song (music).
Poetic works by Maxine Kumin in which pigs are the subject, inspiration, a significant component of the imagery, a thematic form or a symbol.
Frank Kuppner, Scotland, (b. 1951), poetry includes: Last Eternal Moments. Kuppner is a poet and novelist. He has been Writer in Residence at various institutions, including the Universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde. He is currently at the University of Glasgow.
United States, (b. 1934) The Pigs for Circe in May I almost ruined the stew and Where is my peanut butter sandwich I tore through the back of the car I could not believe there was One slice of my favorite brown bread and my stomach and I jammed the tin foil and bread wrappers … Read more