Nothing in Heaven Functions as it Ought
Nothing in Heaven Functions as it Ought Delineation from Poetic Standards to Support the Unique Perception of Heaven and Hell I. Thesis Kennedy challenges conventional conceptions of Heaven and Hell through his vivid portrayal of a disorderly Heaven and an efficient Hell and through his purposeful inversion of traditional sonnet structure and meter. II. X. J. Kennedy A. His real name is Joseph Charles Kennedy. He added the X because he shared a name with JFK?s father. B. Kennedy was educated at several colleges including Seton Hall, Colombia and Michigan. C. Kennedy worked as a professor at several universities and continued writing as a freelance writer, poetry editor, and later a children?s author.