In Memoriam: X.J. Kennedy, 1929-2026

“Ill fitting the situation
Of the obsolescently skilled:
Life is no goblet to be drained
But a measure to be filled.”

The prolific, witty poet and children's author X.J. Kennedy passed over the weekend, leaving us a rich body of work, including many publications in Hopkins Press journals

In his memory, we offer a sample of the work he shared within our journals, free thru 28 Feb via Project MUSE, as well as the books he published with us. 

The Poems of Wilmer Mills
Progress
Cold Beer at the Paul Revere Capture Site
Locked in a Louvre Loo
The Sewanee Review
120.3, Summer 2012

Self-Publishing
The Sewanee Review
120.4, Fall 2012

Jane Austen Drives to Alton in Her Donkey Trap
Temps Perdu
The Odors of New Jersey
The Hopkins Review
1.3, Summer 2008

Disabled Music
The Hopkins Review
4.2, Spring 2011

Disorder and Security in Nonsense Verse for Children: An Essay
The Lion & the Unicorn
13.2, Dec 1989