A review by chamomiledaydreams
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

reflective fast-paced

2.0

I read a bit of Rainer Maria Rilke in college, for a class about Orpheus and Eurydice.  Honestly, though, his name stuck with me more than the poem itself.  I acquired a copy of this book by chance and decided to read it, because I recognized the author.  It was just OK, in my opinion.  I can see how it would resonate for some people, but it didn't really for me.  Truthfully, my favorite part of this book was the handwritten inscription at the beginning: Apparently, someone gifted this copy to someone else a couple of decades back, and that moved me more than anything contained in these letters.