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
As a writer given to the old formalities of rhyme and meter, I sometimes feel endangered these days. 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
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
If we speak calmly, in a businesslike fashion, let me draw your attention to the fact that Russia supplies arms to the legitimate government of Syria in full compliance with the norms of international law. We are not breaching any rules and norms. Vladimir Putin
I think Stalin was afraid of Roosevelt. Whenever Roosevelt spoke, he sort of watched him with a certain awe. He was afraid of Roosevelt's influence in the world. W. Averell Harriman
Hip-hop in Africa has been very often a duplication of an American experience, but in a context that's totally alien to it. K'naan