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Rainer maria rilke s powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet. Letters to a young poet this volume is for lisa marie by rainer maria rilke translated by stephen mitchell burning man books is a special projects division imprint of scriptor press, 32 newman rd. The book continues with a series of letters which are generous answers, to the letters by young worker, by rilke, who was only 28 then, at length, and in great detail. So this is also from rainer maria rocha from that book, i told you about so letters to a young poet be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a foreign tongue. Letters to a young poet presents a definitive translation of a series of ten letters penned by rilke from 1903 to 1908, which encompass his words of advice and encouragement to an aspiring young writer.
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