bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, wˌɛn hiː ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd fɹʌm luːwˈiːz bˈoʊɡən ðə pˈoʊɪtɹi ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ klˈæsᵻz æt nˈuː jˈɔːɹk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz wˈɑːʃɪŋtən skwˈɛɹ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ sˈɛntɚ, pˈækɚd tˈɔːt pˈoʊɪtɹi ænd lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ æɾ ˌɛnwˌaɪjˈuː, wˈæɡnɚ, ðə nˈuː skˈuːl, kˈuːpɚ jˈuːniən, ðə bˈæŋk stɹˈiːt θˈiəɾɚ, ænd hˈɑːfstɹə, æz wˈɛl æz ˈæktɪŋ, ænd plˈeɪɹaɪɾɪŋ æt ðɪ ˌeɪtʃbˈiː stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ɪn mænhˈæʔn̩.
Beginning in 1965, when he inherited from Louise Bogan the poetry writing classes at New York University's Washington Square Writing Center, Packard taught poetry and literature at NYU, Wagner, The New School, Cooper Union, The Bank Street Theatre, and Hofstra, as well as acting, and playwriting at the HB Studio in Manhattan.