The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Pig Lit

Sloppy, muddy pigsty,
nasty, smelly pig stink—
lovely in a pig’s eye,
lovely, that’s what pigs think.

“Awful, rotten hog-hole,”
says not a single hog soul,
for there is not a sole hog
who doesn’t love life whole-hog.

About the Writer


Stefan Karlsson

Stefan is a poet and artist based in Portland, Oregon. He received his MFA in Poetry from the University of California-Irvine. His poems (for children) have appeared in The Dirigible Balloon, Paddler Press, Little Thoughts Press, and Tyger Tyger Magazine. His paper marbling artwork can be found on Instagram @nautiluspaper, and his poetry for kids can be found on Twitter @stefkidlit and on YouTube @StefanKidsPoetry.