Joseph Charles Kennedy

Joseph Charles Kennedy [X. J Kennedy]

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Ars Poetica The goose that laid the golden egg Died looking ...
Hippogriff To look at this fictitious steed You'd think some...
Mouse Permit me, friends, my evening meal, These few small ...
Little Elegy Here lies resting, out of breath, Out of turns,...
Horse On Christmas Eve, the night unique, They say we beasts...
Cross Ties Out walking ties left over from a track Where ...
Old Men Pitching Horseshoes Back in a yard where ringers ...

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X. J. Kennedy (born 21 August 1929, Dover, New Jersey, USA as Joseph Charles Kennedy) is a 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.

In his youth, under the name Joe Kennedy, he was an active member of science fiction fandom and published well-regarded fanzines, including Vampire (a quarterly, 1945–47) and the Vampire Annuals. He was a member of several amateur press associations, and co-founded the still-extant Spectator Amateur Press Association (SAPS). During... more »

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