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Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet
Author: Rainer Maria Rilke, M.D. Herter Norton (Translator)
Drawn by some sympathetic note in his poems, young people often wrote to Rilke with their problems and hopes. From 1903 to 1908 Rilke wrote a series of remarkable responses to a young would-be poet, on poetry and on surviving as a sensitive observer in a harsh world. Accompanying the letters is a chronicle of Rilke's life showing what he was...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393310399
ISBN-10: 0393310396
Publication Date: 8/1/1993
Pages: 160
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3.8 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Norton
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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I return to this little book over and over again -- for anyone who finds themselves pondering the uncertainties of life, this book serves as profound, beautiful, reassuring prose, challenging us to think about things in a more open-minded & sensitive way.

It's a reprint of actual correspondence between Rilke (written late in his life) and a struggling young poet who is a fan. The book can be read in small bits, making it a very poetic diversion in a hectic day. Highly recommend!
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Poet like letters from the best poet ever.


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