Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God by Rainer Maria Rilke

Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God

Rainer Maria Rilke with Anita Barrows (Translator), Joanna Macy (Translator)

166 pages first pub 1899 (editions)

nonfiction poetry religion challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

At the beginning of this century, a young German poet returned from a journey to Russia, where he had immersed himself in the spirituality he discovered there. He "received" a series of poems about which he did not speak for a long time—he conside...

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reflective 90%
emotional 65%
inspiring 50%
hopeful 34%
challenging 25%
relaxing 12%
dark 11%
mysterious 7%
sad 7%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%
adventurous 1%

Pace

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slow 29%
fast 21%

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