A review by lukescalone
An Introduction to Poetry by Joe (X J. ). Kennedy, Dana Gioia

3.0

I worked my way through the first, 1966, edition of this book (which I sadly can't find here on Goodreads). While I'm sure more recent editions are much better than this, I have to say that I liked [b:Art of Poetry Writing|467125|Art of Poetry Writing|William Packard|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1311980289l/467125._SY75_.jpg|455490] a bit more--it seemed to have more life to it. The good thing about Kennedy's book, on the other hand, is the inclusion of many more poems with exercises attached to them, as well as a nice anthology in the back of the text.