X. J. Kennedy is an American poet, born in Dover, NJ, and is best known for his succinct epigrammatic verse, which can be in turns witty or introspective. Besides poetry, Kennedy has also published translations, anthologies, children’s literature, and textbooks on literature and verse. With his wife Dorothy, Kennedy began publishing and editing Counter/Measures, a literary journal which in many ways anticipated the New Formalist movement in American poetry. After serving in the U.S. Navy as a journalist, Kennedy took up various high-profile positions in the literary world, including poetry editor of The Paris Review. He has been a freelance writer since 1978.
X. J. Kennedy is an American poet, born in Dover, NJ, and is best known for his succinct epigrammatic verse, which can be in turns witty or introspective. Besides poetry, Kennedy has also published translations, anthologies, children’s literature, and textbooks on literature and verse. With his wife Dorothy, Kennedy began publishing and editing Counter/Measures, a literary journal which in many ways anticipated the New Formalist movement in American poetry. After serving in the U.S. Navy as a journalist, Kennedy took up various high-profile positions in the literary world, including poetry editor of The Paris Review. He has been a freelance writer since 1978.
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