X. J. Kennedy Quotes


I’d be glad to go out on a limb with those
Who want nothing beyond what the wind bestows,
Were I not bound to roots, dug in deep to bear
Never being done grasping for light and air


Citations

Kennedy, X. J. Cross Ties: Selected Poems. University of Georgia Press, 1985.

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X. J. Kennedy
X. J. Kennedy
  • Born: August 21, 1929
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author

X. J. Kennedy is an American poet, translator, anthologist, editor, and author of children's literature and textbooks on English literature and poetry. He was long known as Joe Kennedy; but, wishing to distinguish himself from Joseph P. Kennedy, he added an "X" as his first initial.