Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
X. J. Kennedy

Born: August 21, 1929 (age 95)
Bio: X. J. 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.
Known for:
- Literature (1998)
- An introduction to poetry (1966)
- The Bedford guide for college writers (1987)
- An introduction to fiction (1976)
- The Brief Bedford Reader (1987)