Leo Kennedy

Leo Kennedy
Born
John Leo Kennedy

(1907-08-22)August 22, 1907
Liverpool, England
Died2000(2000-00-00) (aged 92–93)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Pen nameArthur Beaton, Leonard Bullen, William Crowl, Helen Laurence, Edgar Main, Peter Quinn
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipBritish subject
Genrepoetry, social criticism
Notable worksThe Shrouding
Spouse
  • Miriam
  • Esther Nicheman Kennedy
Children
  • Deborah Ruth Kennedy
  • Peter Kennedy
  • Stephen

John Leo Kennedy (August 22, 1907 – 2000) was a Canadian poet and critic, who in the 1920s and 1930s was a member of the Montreal Group of modernist poets. The Canadian Encyclopedia says of him that "Kennedy helped change the direction of Canadian poetry in the 1920s."