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A review by zjn
Poems to Night by Rainer Maria Rilke
3.0
I received an advance copy of this book through NetGalley I’m exchange for an honest review.
Poems to Night is an interesting collection of Rilke’s poetry translated into English for the first time by Will Stone. The poems explore the relationship between humans and the night, which here often stands for the eternal and divine, at a time of many scientific advances and heavy industry.
Some of the poems spoke to me and some did not. Rilke’s imagery is beautiful, as is the sense of place found in the collection. I did feel like the poems blurred into one another somewhat, but that may be because I read the collection quite quickly.
I’d recommend this collection to fans of the poet and those interested in the themes described, though probably not to a wider audience.
Poems to Night is an interesting collection of Rilke’s poetry translated into English for the first time by Will Stone. The poems explore the relationship between humans and the night, which here often stands for the eternal and divine, at a time of many scientific advances and heavy industry.
Some of the poems spoke to me and some did not. Rilke’s imagery is beautiful, as is the sense of place found in the collection. I did feel like the poems blurred into one another somewhat, but that may be because I read the collection quite quickly.
I’d recommend this collection to fans of the poet and those interested in the themes described, though probably not to a wider audience.