Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke with Charlie Louth (Translator)

81 pages first pub 1929 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays poetry inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Rainer Maria Rilke's powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet. At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the natu...

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reflective 90%
inspiring 79%
hopeful 43%
emotional 32%
informative 23%
relaxing 15%
challenging 14%
lighthearted 8%
sad 3%
dark 1%

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medium 34%
slow 22%

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