pˈækɚdz lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi kɚɹˈɪɹ spˈænd nˌɪɹli fˈɪfti jˈɪɹz ænd ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈɪks vˈɑːljuːmz ʌv pˈoʊɪtɹi, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ tə pˈiːl ɐn ˈæpəl, fˈɜːst sᵻlˈɛktᵻd pˈoʊᵻmz, vˈɔɪsᵻz slˈæʃ aɪ hˈɪɹ slˈæʃ vˈɔɪsᵻz, ænd kəlˈɛktᵻd pˈoʊᵻmz.
Packard's literary career spanned nearly 50 years and resulted in the publication of six volumes of poetry, including To Peel an Apple, First Selected Poems, Voices/I hear/voices, and Collected Poems.