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ifollowedthatrabbit's review against another edition
3.0
This edition by Pushkin Press and translated by Will Stone, presents the twenty-two poems in one volume translated into english for the first time.
It is divided into:
Poems to Night, drafts of Poems to Night, and further poems and sketches related to the Night.
I have read some of [a:Rainer Maria Rilke|7906|Rainer Maria Rilke|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1493785350p2/7906.jpg]'s poems before, so when I saw this book about the "night theme" it immediately called my attention. Although, I couldn't find what I was expecting. It's hard to explain why, but I just can say that I haven't been able to really feel what they say.
Thanks to Pushkin Press and NetGalley for providing me with this e-arc in exchange for my honest review.
It is divided into:
Poems to Night, drafts of Poems to Night, and further poems and sketches related to the Night.
I have read some of [a:Rainer Maria Rilke|7906|Rainer Maria Rilke|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1493785350p2/7906.jpg]'s poems before, so when I saw this book about the "night theme" it immediately called my attention. Although, I couldn't find what I was expecting. It's hard to explain why, but I just can say that I haven't been able to really feel what they say.
Thanks to Pushkin Press and NetGalley for providing me with this e-arc in exchange for my honest review.
divineauthor's review
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
“Nothing is so mute / as a god’s mouth.” —page 48
from the bottom of my heart, i actually don’t know how to rate this. i struggled with this a little—many of these poems resist any interpretation—and found the theme of night to be overwhelming to the point of vagueness. maybe it’s a translation issue, or maybe i just like rilke’s other works better, but this was a middling read. honestly, i’m not sure! some verses / lines were really good (see above quote), but the whole piece . . . idk!
from the bottom of my heart, i actually don’t know how to rate this. i struggled with this a little—many of these poems resist any interpretation—and found the theme of night to be overwhelming to the point of vagueness. maybe it’s a translation issue, or maybe i just like rilke’s other works better, but this was a middling read. honestly, i’m not sure! some verses / lines were really good (see above quote), but the whole piece . . . idk!
karin05's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
emsemce123's review
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
My first Rilke, I didn't get too much of it, deep poetry might not be for me.
stealingpages's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favourite book on poems but I feel poems are a very personal thing and opinions will vary drastically.
At the time I read them none of them resonated with me or evokes any feelings however that may differ is I read them while in a different mind set so I don’t want to discredit them in any way.
I would definitely recommend to friends interested in poetry and will probably revisit them myself when in a different frame of mind.
At the time I read them none of them resonated with me or evokes any feelings however that may differ is I read them while in a different mind set so I don’t want to discredit them in any way.
I would definitely recommend to friends interested in poetry and will probably revisit them myself when in a different frame of mind.
dame_samara's review
4.0
This felt like coming home, made me long for the warm nights of summer where it wraps around me like an old friend. This collection of RIlke's poems are beautiful, but I found myself falling in love with the draft's from this collection.
I found so many lines that felt like they were in harmony with my own soul.
I found so many lines that felt like they were in harmony with my own soul.
thestarlesscasea's review
4.0
I'm new to Rilke and this was a nice introduction. Some of it felt above my head, and all of it would likely benefit from a reread, but I'm glad I read it. It's not the ode to night I had hoped for, but the religious imagery didn't push me away as it often does. The Pushkin Press printed copy is aesthetically pleasing too.