![Musicians Tom Waits and his wife Kathleen Brennan kiss while accepting their PEN New England's Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Awards during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Musicians Tom Waits and his wife Kathleen Brennan kiss while accepting their PEN New England's Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Awards during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CMDB9C/musicians-tom-waits-and-his-wife-kathleen-brennan-kiss-while-accepting-their-pen-new-englands-song-lyrics-of-literary-excellence-awards-during-a-ceremony-at-the-john-f-kennedy-library-in-boston-massachusetts-us-september-19-2016-reutersbrian-snyder-2CMDB9C.jpg)
Musicians Tom Waits and his wife Kathleen Brennan kiss while accepting their PEN New England's Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Awards during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston,
![Kathleen Brennan's birthday was 3 days ago. Let's all celebrate this amazing woman for keeping our Tom alive and encouraging him to do what he wanted and not listen to record companies. Kathleen Brennan's birthday was 3 days ago. Let's all celebrate this amazing woman for keeping our Tom alive and encouraging him to do what he wanted and not listen to record companies.](https://i.redd.it/k1dwo2o8u8l61.jpg)
Kathleen Brennan's birthday was 3 days ago. Let's all celebrate this amazing woman for keeping our Tom alive and encouraging him to do what he wanted and not listen to record companies.
![Musicians Tom Waits and his wife Kathleen Brennan accept their PEN New England's Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Awards during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Musicians Tom Waits and his wife Kathleen Brennan accept their PEN New England's Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Awards during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/48e1582541924360a91982a2b7379fd1/2e6femr.jpg)
Musicians Tom Waits and his wife Kathleen Brennan accept their PEN New England's Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Awards during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
![John Prine, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan honored for songwriting at star-studded event at JFK library - The Boston Globe John Prine, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan honored for songwriting at star-studded event at JFK library - The Boston Globe](https://arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-bostonglobe.s3.amazonaws.com/public/M4TN4GD6VMI6NNB23TZDKSG7DQ.jpg)