Pig Data

Pig Data is a provocative poetry collection by Anne Vegter that orchestrates a mythic and historical collision between the South African poet Ingrid Jonker, the mythical witch Medea, and a poetic 'I' to interrogate the male gaze and the transformative potential of female rage. Vegter’s poems push language to its limits with a restless, dynamic energy, infused with humor and absurdist overtones. This collection fearlessly rebuffs traditional form, reveling in contradictions and moving between luminous tenderness and urgent, sometimes vulgar, expression.

Key Features:

• Explores themes of female rage, the male gaze, and mythic/historical collisions.
• Features a dynamic, vicious, and vulgar poetic style with absurdist overtones.
• Translated into English by Astrid Alben.
• Challenges traditional poetic forms.

Specifications:

• Author: Anne Vegter
• Translator: Astrid Alben
• Language: English
• Format: Paperback
• Page Count: 98 pages
• Publisher: Prototype Publishing Ltd.
• Publication Date: September 10, 2026
• Dimensions: 230 x 160 x 10mm
• Weight: 236g
• ISBN-10: 1913513912
• ISBN-13: 978-1913513917

This collection offers a powerful and unflinching exploration of female experience through innovative poetic language.