{"title":"X. J. Kennedy","description":"X. J. Kennedy has published six collections of verse: the earliest is \u003cem\u003eNude Descending a Staircase\u003c\/em\u003e for which he received the Lamont Award from The Academy of American Poets; the latest, \u003cem\u003eThe Lords of Misrule,\u003c\/em\u003e was awarded the Poets’ Prize in 2004. Kennedy has also authored eighteen children's books and several textbooks on poetry and fiction. Other recognitions include the Los Angeles Book Award for Poetry, the Aiken-Taylor Award, and Guggenheim and National Arts Council fellowships. Kennedy was given the first Michael Braude Award for light verse by the American Academy \u0026amp; Institute of Arts \u0026amp; Letters. Kennedy, along with his wife, Dorothy, and scholar Jane E. Aaron, is the editor of The Bedford Reader, a collegiate literary textbook also used for teaching the AP English Language and Composition test. He currently lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. For more information about X.J. Kennedy, visit \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/xjanddorothymkennedy.com\/\"\u003exjanddorothymkennedy.com\u003c\/a\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"peeping-toms-cabin","title":"Peeping Tom's Cabin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeeping Tom's Cabin\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of light verse for adults composed by acclaimed poet, anthologist, and editor, X.J. Kennedy. An uncompromising formalist, Kennedy uses a broad range of long-standing poetic forms to both honor and skewer all classes of citizen, regardless of their revered place in society. Parents, lovers, lover-wannabes, poetry critics, students, and especially notable literary figures, receive Kennedy's astute comic attention. This collection of light verse includes many poems previously published in journals, but until now have never been collected in a single book. \"Widely regarded, and occasionally disregarded, as a practitioner of light verse . . . [X.J. Kennedy] serves his light with a healthy dose of darkness; his best work is a tug of war between levity and gravity.\" - Eric McHenry, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFamous Poems Abbreviated (excerpt)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1 \u003cbr\u003e Of Man's first disobedience and its fruit\u003cbr\u003e Scripture has told. No need to follow suit. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2 \u003cbr\u003e Once upon a midnight dreary \u003cbr\u003e Blue and lonesome, missed my dearie. \u003cbr\u003e Would I find her? Any hope? \u003cbr\u003e Quoth the raven six times, \"Nope.\"   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3 \u003cbr\u003e Whoosh! --hear the Sea of Faith's withdrawing roar?\u003cbr\u003e So, baby, let's make love tonight, not war.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e © BOA Editions, Ltd 2007 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Available editions: \u003cbr\u003e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e Cloth ISBN: 978-1-929918-95-9 \u003cbr\u003e Price: $22.00\u003cbr\u003e Publishing Date: September 2007\u003cbr\u003e Paperback ISBN: 978-1-929918-96-6\u003cbr\u003e Price: $17.00 \u003cbr\u003e Publishing Date: September 2007\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":9802329669,"sku":"9781929918966","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cloth","offer_id":8418793221,"sku":"978-1-929918-95-9","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/PEEPING_TOM_S.jpg?v=1527683311"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/collections\/xj.jpg?v=1454354495","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/collections\/x-j-kennedy.oembed","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}