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Letters to a Young Poet

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First published: 1929
Pages: 33

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“Letters to a Young Poet” is a collection of ten letters written by Rainer Maria Rilke to Franz Xaver Kappus, a 19-year-old officer cadet at the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt. The letters were written between 1902 and 1908 and offer insight into the ideas and themes that appear in Rilke’s poetry and his working process. Clarified that Rilke declined to provide criticism or advice, rather than not being able to. There is only one way. Go into yourself.” 1 The letters are a must-read for anyone interested in poetry or literature.

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Rainer Maria Rilke

René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet. Acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, he is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language. His work is viewed by critics and scholars as possessing undertones of mysticism, exploring themes of subjective experience and disbelief.