Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke with Stephen Mitchell (Translator), Stephen Mitchell (Translator)

nonfiction essays poetry inspiring reflective fast-paced

128 pages | first published 1929

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Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of the twentieth century. Written when the poet was himself still a young man, with most of his greatest work before him, they were addressed to a student who had sen...
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Moods

reflective 90%
inspiring 79%
hopeful 43%
emotional 33%
informative 23%
relaxing 15%
challenging 13%
lighthearted 7%
sad 3%
adventurous 1%
dark 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

fast 42%
medium 34%
slow 23%

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