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I can't know entirely what's at stake beforehand; you find out as you go. I love to take a poem, for instance, that starts with something seemingly frivolous or inconsequential and then grows in gravity until by the end it's something very serious.
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"I can't know entirely what's at stake beforehand; you find out as you go. I love to take a poem, for instance, that starts with something seemingly frivolous or inconsequential and then grows in gravity until by the end it's something very serious."
— James Tate

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I can't know entirely what's at stake beforehand; you find out as you go. I love to take a poem, for instance, that starts with something seemingly frivolous or inconsequential and then grows in gravity until by the end it's something very serious. — James Tate

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James Tate was a Poet from United States (1943–2015).

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Who said "I can't know entirely what's at stake beforehand; you find out as you go. I lov…"?
This quote is attributed to James Tate, a Poet from United States.
When did James Tate live?
James Tate lived from 1943 – 2015.