Genetic theories, I gather, have been cherished academically with detachment. Allen Tate academicallycherishdetachment Change image and share on social
I am not ridiculing verbal mechanisms, dreams, or repressions as origins of poetry; all three of them and more besides may have a great deal to do with it. Allen Tate dealdreamgreat Change image and share on social
At twelve I was determined to shoot only For honor; at twenty not to shoot at all; I know at thirty-three that one must shoot As often as one gets the rare chance - In killing there is more than commentary. Allen Tate chancecommentarydetermine share on social
The only real evidence that any critic may bring before his gaze is the finished poem. Allen Tate bringcriticevidence Change image and share on social
How does one happen to write a poem: where does it come from? That is the question asked by the psychologists or the geneticists of poetry. Allen Tate askgeneticisthappen Change image and share on social
Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values. Allen Tate religionsoletechnique Change image and share on social
Poets, in their way, are practical men; they are interested in results. Allen Tate interestmanpoet Change image and share on social
Dramatic experience is not logical; it may be subdued to the kind of coherence that we indicate when we speak, in criticism, of form. Allen Tate coherencecriticismdramatic Change image and share on social
I believe the term modulation denotes in music the uninterrupted shift from one key to another: I do not know the term for change of rhythm without change of measure. Allen Tate changedenotekey Change image and share on social
Serious poetry deals with the fundamental conflicts that cannot be logically resolved: we can state the conflicts rationally, but reason does not relieve us of them. Allen Tate conflictdealfundamental Change image and share on social
