X. J. Kennedy Quotes X. J. Kennedy I like poems where you don't really know whether to laugh or cry when you read them. Cry Know Laugh Like Poems Them Whether You
The attitude that poetry should not be analyzed is prevalent among many who consider themselves experts on children's literature. But I suspected that kids like to look closely at things and figure out what makes them go. X. J. Kennedy
To me, a poem that's in rhyme and meter is the difference between watching a film in full color and watching a film in black and white. Not that a few black and white films aren't wonderful. So are certain successful pieces of free verse. X. J. Kennedy
As a writer given to the old formalities of rhyme and meter, I sometimes feel endangered these days. X. J. Kennedy
My real name is Joe Kennedy, but if you live in Massachusetts, you can't sign 'Joe Kennedy.' So, back in 1957, I stuck the X on my name to be different from those people in Hyannis Port. X. J. Kennedy
I don't think anybody is a poet 24/7, only in those rare moments when a person is producing a poem. X. J. Kennedy
Indeed, Russia and the U.S. were allies during the two tragic conflicts of the Second and the First World Wars, which allows us to think there's something objectively bringing us together in difficult times, and I think – I believe – it has to do with geopolitical interests and also has a moral component. Vladimir Putin
I was fourteen, watching 'The Princess Bride' for the 254321th time, captivated by Wesley and Inigo dueling on the cliff-top. I had never held a sword in my life, but I phoned my mum and said, 'I want to learn to fence!' Victoria Elizabeth Schwab
To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many. Vladimir Putin
If you want my personal attitude, I would tell you that I don't care about a person's sexual orientation. Vladimir Putin