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Letters to a Young Poet

Letters to a Young Poet

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  • Author：Rainer Maria Rilke
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Summary

In 1903， a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet， requesting an assessment of their value。 The older artist， Rainer Maria Rilke （1875–1926）， replied to the novice in this series of letters—an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilke's greatest poetry。 The ten letters reproduced here were written during an important stage in Rilke's artistic development， and they contain many of the themes that later appeared in his best works。 The poet himself afterwards stated that his letters contained part of his creative genius， making this volume essential reading for scholars， poetry lovers， and anyone with an interest in Rilke， German poetry， or the creative impulse。

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Reviews

The Brown Girl Reads ，

"I beg you， to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language。 Don’t search for the answers， which could not be given to you now， because you would not be able to live them。 And the point is to live everything。 Live the questions now。 Perhaps then， someday far in the future， you will gradually， without even noticing it， live your way into the answer。" "I beg you， to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language。 Don’t search for the answers， which could not be given to you now， because you would not be able to live them。 And the point is to live everything。 Live the questions now。 Perhaps then， someday far in the future， you will gradually， without even noticing it， live your way into the answer。" 。。。more

Clara ，

Profound words of wisdom， balm for my exasperated and ever-restless soul。

Bigsna ，

Finally I understand why this set of letters is so famous and what the genius of Rilke is。 With many， many memorable and thoughtful phrases， this is a book to come back to again and again。 Hopefully， someday I will visit his poetry too :）

Sherlyn Rojas ，

Cartas a un joven poeta se convirtió en uno de mis libros favoritos y definitivamente lo volveré a leer。En esta lectura encontré desde consejos hasta inspiración， en cierto punto me sentí la receptora de las cartas y me traje muchos recuerdos， si pudiera describir el libro en una palabra sería:Magnífico。

Rebecca Synard ，

better than any self-help book I've ever read <3 better than any self-help book I've ever read <3 。。。more

ozie - intp 9w8 ，

i’ve never read a book this beautiful

Pravin Nair ，

This book was all thoughts， words and vibes。 Good takeaways， confusing output to be honest but so worth the read。

Oscar ，

Cartas a un joven poeta que empiezan hablando de poesía e inspiración literaria， pero que acaban hablando de la vida， del enfoque que un mentor tiene de ésta a su alumno。

Nouran ，

I've fallen in love I've fallen in love 。。。more

نوّاره。。 ，

لا يسعني القول إلا أني حزين على أنتهاء الكتاب، لا أنفك عن التفكير في كل جملة كُتبت وكأنها تلمس قلبي。

Anna ，

loved this so much i literally bookmarked my entire copy

Nasensebula ，

"Therefore， dear friend， embrace your solitude and love it。 Endure the pain it causes， and try to sing out with it。 For those near to you are distant， you say。 That shows it is beginning to dawn around you; there is an expanse opening about you。 And when your nearness becomes distant， then you have already expanded far: to being among the stars。 Your horizon has widened greatly。 Rejoice in your growth。 No one can join you in that"I will definitely be reading more by her， this was a refreshingly， "Therefore， dear friend， embrace your solitude and love it。 Endure the pain it causes， and try to sing out with it。 For those near to you are distant， you say。 That shows it is beginning to dawn around you; there is an expanse opening about you。 And when your nearness becomes distant， then you have already expanded far: to being among the stars。 Your horizon has widened greatly。 Rejoice in your growth。 No one can join you in that"I will definitely be reading more by her， this was a refreshingly， enlightening read， personally I enjoy my solitude and reboot whilest in that meduim so the excerpt above elucidates is the most of me！ Looking for a read that will hopefully help you remember that your solitude is highly essential， read this little gem！ Happy reading to you lot！ 。。。more

Aubrie ，

Amazing philosophies from a very wise poet that will make your heart flutter with joy。

Niloofar ，

“Embrace your solitude and love it。 Endure the pain it causes， and try to sing out with it。 For those near to you are distant。。。”― Rainer Maria Rilke， Letters to a Young Poet

Shannon Weidner ，

Perhaps the most important book I have ever read。

Ryn ，

a little gem of a book 。 very thought-provoking 。 I am so glad I read this ❤️

Ishita ，

A must-read for everyone who loves poetry and romanticizing their life！

Nick Holmes ，

Beautiful book that had very touching letters from Rainer to the young poet。 It's not that long of a book。 Beautiful book that had very touching letters from Rainer to the young poet。 It's not that long of a book。 。。。more

Biva Podder ，

Beautiful words about harmonizing inner and outer self！ Even the letters are poetry。"Someday （and even now， especially in the countries of northern Europe， trustworthy signs are already speaking and shining）， someday there will be girls and women whose name will no longer mean the mere opposite of the male， but something in itself， something that makes one think not of any complement and limit， but only life and reality: the female human being。" Beautiful words about harmonizing inner and outer self！ Even the letters are poetry。"Someday （and even now， especially in the countries of northern Europe， trustworthy signs are already speaking and shining）， someday there will be girls and women whose name will no longer mean the mere opposite of the male， but something in itself， something that makes one think not of any complement and limit， but only life and reality: the female human being。" 。。。more

Matt Miles ，

More than a book of advice for writing and/or life （which can fall into the oversimplified and uninteresting categories of “good” or “bad”）， I appreciate this as Rilke eloquently thinking out loud about how he is gradually becoming himself。 On that level it works and works beautifully。

Zey B ，

Unfortunately the letters weren't as impressive as I expected them to be。 some letters were just repeating the previous ones。 solitude， solitude， solitude， a little bit of love， solitude， solitude， a little bit of love， solitude， solitude，。。。 。 I am personally not a fan of books which offers you a train of tips。 I would simple describe most of them as tasteless piece of work。 This book wasn't quite tasteless， I would say it had nice， decent diction but it's defiantly not one of those books that Unfortunately the letters weren't as impressive as I expected them to be。 some letters were just repeating the previous ones。 solitude， solitude， solitude， a little bit of love， solitude， solitude， a little bit of love， solitude， solitude，。。。 。 I am personally not a fan of books which offers you a train of tips。 I would simple describe most of them as tasteless piece of work。 This book wasn't quite tasteless， I would say it had nice， decent diction but it's defiantly not one of those books that I'd want to read again。some of my favorite lines:"But how can they， who have already flung themselves together and can no longer tell whose outlines are whose， who thus no longer possess anything of their won， how can they find a way out of themselves， out of the depths of their already buried solitude？""Live for a while in these books， learn from them what you feel is worth learning， but most of all love them。 ""Don’t think that the person who is trying to comfort you now lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes give you much pleasure。 His life has much trouble and sadness， and remains far behind yours。 If it were otherwise， he would never have been able to find those words。" 。。。more

Jeff Keehr ，

Until I can find a way into Rilke's poetry， I will have to settle for his prose。 These letters are extraordinary in their insights， generosity and the confidence of their author。 I wish there were more。 Until I can find a way into Rilke's poetry， I will have to settle for his prose。 These letters are extraordinary in their insights， generosity and the confidence of their author。 I wish there were more。 。。。more

Qianye ，

from Rilke learning how to be a mentor

Sofia Leal ，

✒ 3。5 ✒

Gerardo ，

Este libro es una recopilación de cartas escritas por el poeta Rainer Maria Rilke。 Contiene diversos consejos dirigidos a un joven hombre， quien contactó al poeta en busca de dos cosas: respuestas y encontrar su propio camino。 Aun sin saber el contenido de las cartas a las que Rilke contesta， lo que escribió es bastante claro。 Se muestra humilde y respetuoso， con un estilo que es sumamente disfrutable inclusive en las cuestiones más simples。 Escribe un poco sobre Dios， sobre la mujer， sobre la s Este libro es una recopilación de cartas escritas por el poeta Rainer Maria Rilke。 Contiene diversos consejos dirigidos a un joven hombre， quien contactó al poeta en busca de dos cosas: respuestas y encontrar su propio camino。 Aun sin saber el contenido de las cartas a las que Rilke contesta， lo que escribió es bastante claro。 Se muestra humilde y respetuoso， con un estilo que es sumamente disfrutable inclusive en las cuestiones más simples。 Escribe un poco sobre Dios， sobre la mujer， sobre la soledad， sobre la creación， la infancia y poco más。La primera carta me dejó una sonrisa dibujada por la satisfacción。 Y aunque no todas las cartas traen grandes mensajes， la mayoría de consejos en donde se extiende anchamente son bastante formidables。Podría decir que es una declaración de la aceptación de la soledad para el mejoramiento personal。 Un llamado de lo mejor que una persona solitaria puede obtener dentro de sí。Y de las mejores páginas para leer si es que se planea escribir en algún momento， o inclusive más。Por último， unos pequeños fragmentos que me gustaron:"Trate de amar las propias preguntas， como si fuesen habitaciones cerradas o libros escritos en una lengua arcana。 No se empeñe en las respuestas， que aún no se le pueden ofrecer， porque no está preparado para vivirlas。 Y la clave es vivirlo todo。 Viva por ahora las preguntas。""Trate de desarrollar una suerte de sencilla y leal comunidad junto a ellos， una que no haya de cambiar necesariamente a medida que usted lo hace。 Cuando esté con ellos， ame la vida de esa forma que le es extraña， y sea considerado con quienes envejecen， a los que aterra esa soledad en la que usted confía""Alégrese de su crecimiento， en el que por supuesto nadie puede acompañarle， y sea amable con los que se quedan atrás。""Por eso， querido señor， ha de encariñarse usted con su soledad， y soportar con un dulce lamentoel dolor que le causa。" 。。。more

Asiye ，

Rilke makes life sound so beautiful。 I just read that he wrote more than 14 thousand letters throughout his lifetime and it makes me curious of how much more he has given of himself and the things he's enamoured with， in those letters。 He's just very comforting， the language is not necessarily sweet but it's tender， touching and too human。 Very human。 I believe no words would ever make him nor his writing justice。 He just needs to be felt。 He needs to be felt the way he explains feelings。 In sol Rilke makes life sound so beautiful。 I just read that he wrote more than 14 thousand letters throughout his lifetime and it makes me curious of how much more he has given of himself and the things he's enamoured with， in those letters。 He's just very comforting， the language is not necessarily sweet but it's tender， touching and too human。 Very human。 I believe no words would ever make him nor his writing justice。 He just needs to be felt。 He needs to be felt the way he explains feelings。 In solitude。 。。。more

Ruorib ，

The immense acceptance I felt reading these letters from Rilke is inexplicably gracious。 I've never felt so connected to any author until I picked this up。 Going through Rilke's advice didn't feel like reading， but listening to a friend who understands， validates and sees me。 He has given me solidity; my ongoing battle with my solitude and abstraction fixtures has never felt so 'right'， so at peace。 This is a book I will return to constantly throughout my lifetime， whether aligned with the path The immense acceptance I felt reading these letters from Rilke is inexplicably gracious。 I've never felt so connected to any author until I picked this up。 Going through Rilke's advice didn't feel like reading， but listening to a friend who understands， validates and sees me。 He has given me solidity; my ongoing battle with my solitude and abstraction fixtures has never felt so 'right'， so at peace。 This is a book I will return to constantly throughout my lifetime， whether aligned with the path or not; I'm simply grateful for not being sole while alone—solace in collective solitary。 。。。more

MariSon ，

راینر ماریا ریلکهٔ عزیز！ به جمع نویسندگان مورد علاقه ام خوش اومدی！

anna ，

I don’t know how to formulate my thoughts on this book。 Reading this felt like a talk with a guidance counselor and a sermon simultaneously。 How can one write letters to a stranger so poetically- I could never dream to write like that。 This both inspired and discouraged me to ever attempt to write my own stuff and I feel more insecure than I did before- but I liked it？？？ Reading this at night in my candlelit room while listening to classical music was very consoling and peaceful。 I can’t wait fo I don’t know how to formulate my thoughts on this book。 Reading this felt like a talk with a guidance counselor and a sermon simultaneously。 How can one write letters to a stranger so poetically- I could never dream to write like that。 This both inspired and discouraged me to ever attempt to write my own stuff and I feel more insecure than I did before- but I liked it？？？ Reading this at night in my candlelit room while listening to classical music was very consoling and peaceful。 I can’t wait for fall to really set in :）） 。。。more

Andrew Oom ，

Read in one sitting。 Highly recommended for the depressed， lonely， and those so desperately in love with a world that doesn't seem to love them back。 Read in one sitting。 Highly recommended for the depressed， lonely， and those so desperately in love with a world that doesn't seem to love them back。 。。。more

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