Book description
The ten letters collected here are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of our century. Written when Rainer Maria Rilke was himself still a young man with most of his greatest work before him, they are addressed to a student who had sent Rilke some of his work, asking…
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1 author picked Letters to a Young Poet as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Simply one of the most enlightening, nourishing books any artist of any discipline can read. It first acknowledges the cultural and individual value of "finding your own voice" and then proceeds, in the most straightforward, stirring way, to provide clues for how to do so.
I know almost nothing of poetry, but Rilke, like other great artists, transcends his medium. It wasn't necessary for me to know or care anything about that art to be moved deeply by his personal commitment and soulful knowledge of his craft. A winner.
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