joanlee0522's review against another edition
3.0
I didn’t connect with this particular poetry collection by rilke, but I can say his writing never disappoints. Such beautiful imagery! Might need to come back for a reread to see if I like it better
jasminawithab's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
i mainly enjoyed the poems in the first book and the second part of book two.
favs:
the song of the statue
the guardian angel
autumn
annunciation - the words of the angel
the song of the blind man
the song of suicide
the song of the widow
closing piece
favs:
the song of the statue
the guardian angel
autumn
annunciation - the words of the angel
the song of the blind man
the song of suicide
the song of the widow
closing piece
aaronh's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed having the original German side-by-side with the English translation (even though my grasp of German is, let's just say, less than elementary). Aside from that, I think Rilke is an underrated poet well worth reading. This book is a good start.
workingfortheknife's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.5
its rilke of course its beautiful etc. the book of images also includes my favorite ever poem of his "people at night"
"But if you make your dark house light, to look on strangers in your room, you must reflect on whom." ♥
"But if you make your dark house light, to look on strangers in your room, you must reflect on whom." ♥
mairaculi's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed this collection. I connected with some of the poems, but not with all of them.