X. J. Kennedy
August 21, 1929 - February 1, 2026
General Information
Bio
X. J. Kennedy (1929-2026) Poet, translator, anthologist, editor, author. X. J. Kennedy was born in Dover, New Jersey, and died in Peabody, Massachusetts.
Full Name
X. J. Kennedy
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1929
Birth
X. J. Kennedy was born Joseph Charles Kennedy in Dover, New Jersey, on August 21, 1929.
1951
Other Life Event
New York County: Mr. Kennedy received his master’s from Columbia University in 1951.
1961
Literary Work
Nude Descending a Staircase
Doubleday
Collection of poetry.
Doubleday
Collection of poetry.
1983
Literary Work
Missing Link
Secaucus, New Jersey: Scheidt Head.
Secaucus, New Jersey: Scheidt Head.
1966
Literary Work
An Introduction to Poetry
Little, Brown and Company
Nonfiction.
Little, Brown and Company
Nonfiction.
1984
Literary Work
Hangover Mass
Cleveland: Bits Press.
Cleveland: Bits Press.
1985
Literary Work
Cross Ties: Selected Poems
University Of Georgia Press
0820307378 / 978-0820307374
Collection of poems.
University Of Georgia Press
0820307378 / 978-0820307374
Collection of poems.
1992
Literary Work
Dark Horses: New Poems
Johns Hopkins University Press
0801844843 / 978-0801844843
Collection of poetry.
Johns Hopkins University Press
0801844843 / 978-0801844843
Collection of poetry.
2002
Literary Work
The Lords of Misrule: Poems, 1992–2001
Johns Hopkins University Press
0801871689 / 978-0801871689
Collection of poetry.
Johns Hopkins University Press
0801871689 / 978-0801871689
Collection of poetry.
2007
Literary Work
In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus: New and Selected Poems, 1955–2007
Johns Hopkins University Press
0801886538 / 978-0801886539
Collection of poetry.
Johns Hopkins University Press
0801886538 / 978-0801886539
Collection of poetry.
2014
Literary Work
A Hoarse Half-Human Cheer
Curtis Brown Unlimited
0692270736 / 978-0692270738
Novel.
Curtis Brown Unlimited
0692270736 / 978-0692270738
Novel.
2017
Literary Work
That Swing: Poems, 2008–2016
Johns Hopkins University Press
9781421422442 / 978-1421422442
Collection of poetry.
Johns Hopkins University Press
9781421422442 / 978-1421422442
Collection of poetry.
2026
Death
X. J. Kennedy died at his home in Peabody, Massachusetts, on February 1, 2026.
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