X. J. Kennedy

Kennedy in 2017

X. J. Kennedy (born Joseph Charles Kennedy on August 21, 1929) is an American poet, translator, anthologist, editor, and writer of children's literature and student textbooks on English literature and poetry.

Quotes

  • I am one of the endangered species: people who still write in meter and rime.
    • Nude Descending A Staircase, Doubleday, New York 1961.