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X. J. Kennedy's poems have appeared in more than one hundred fifty textbooks and anthologies and have been aired on the Today show, Good Morning America, and Garrison Keillor's radio programs. In recognition of his work for adults, Mr. Kennedy was the first recipient of an international prize for light verse awarded by the Academy of American Arts and Letters, and he is the 2000 winner of the Award for Excellence in Children's Poetry given by the National Council of the Teachers of English. He has published sixteen children's books and, with his wife, Dorothy M. Kennedy, has compiled the bestselling children's anthologies Knock at a Star and Talking Like the Rain. Formerly a professor of English at Tufts University, X. J. Kennedy lives with his wife in Lexington, Massachusetts. They have five large children and two small grandchildrenKennedy, X. J. is the author of 'Exploding Gravy Poems to Make You Laugh', published 2002 under ISBN 9780316384230 and ISBN 0316384232.
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