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Letters to a Young Poet - Rainer Maria Rilke Print E-mail

rilke-young-poetRainer Maria Rilke
Tr. Stephen Mitchell 1984

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It is difficult to say anything in ordinary words about Rilke. He gives advice to his young poet - written a hundred years ago - that is even more necessary for us to hear and follow, in the midst of our now impossibly noisy world. This is in many ways a meditation on the place of solitude and relationship in the life of the artist. You will not be sorry if you take the opportunity to be accompanied by Rilke when you are struggling with creative expression. This small book is a gem.

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