Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke with Charlie Louth (Translator)

81 pages first pub 1929 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays poetry inspiring reflective fast-paced
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Rainer Maria Rilke's powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet. At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the natu...

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reflective 89%
inspiring 79%
hopeful 42%
emotional 31%
informative 23%
relaxing 13%
challenging 12%
lighthearted 7%
sad 3%
dark 1%
mysterious 1%

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slow 22%

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