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 Be Different • Joe Kennedy • Live • Massachusetts • Name • People • Real Name • Sign • You
As a writer given to the old formalities of rhyme and meter, I sometimes feel endangered these days. X. J. Kennedy Days • Feel • Old • Old Formalities • Sometimes • Writer • Writer Given
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 Anybody • Moments • Only • Person • Poem • Poet • Rare • Rare Moments • Think
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 Black • Black And White • Certain Successful Pieces • Color • Difference Between • Film • Free • Me • Poem • Rhyme
I like poems where you don't really know whether to laugh or cry when you read them. X. J. Kennedy 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 Attitude • Children • Closely • Kids • Literature • Many • Poetry • Prevalent • Themselves Experts
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