Art is like politics. Any theory carried too far ends in sterility, and freshness is only gained by following some other line.


Tendencies in Modern American Poetry (ed. Ardent Media, 1931)


Art is like politics. Any theory carried too far ends in sterility, and freshness is only gained by following some other line.

Art is like politics. Any theory carried too far ends in sterility, and freshness is only gained by following some other line.

Art is like politics. Any theory carried too far ends in sterility, and freshness is only gained by following some other line.

Art is like politics. Any theory carried too far ends in sterility, and freshness is only gained by following some other line.