Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke with Stephen Mitchell (Translator), Stephen Mitchell (Translator)

128 pages first pub 1929 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays poetry inspiring reflective fast-paced
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Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of the twentieth century. Written when the poet was himself still a young man, with most of his greatest work before him, they were addressed to a student who had sen...

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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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medium 34%
slow 22%

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