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€œthough they were written specifically toa young poet, rilkeâ€s words apply to everyone– especially to those who are attempting to doanything creative in their lives†â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â marc allen, author of a visionary life the ten letters that form this beautiful little book are some ofthe most famous letters ever written they range freely over avariety of subjects, from the dangers of an ironic worldview to thevalue of faith the reason they have proved to be so popular overthe years is that they are the work of a great soul; an expansiveand inspiring spirit pervades them for almost a hundred years, the voice that reached out to theaspiring artist with the most clarity and consolation was that ofrainer maria rilke how is it that such a slim book, written solong ago in a time very different from our own, still speaks to uswith such authority today? the answer lies in the simple fact thatthese letters are the result of a unique conjunction ofcircumstances that created an almost magical alchemy of thought andfeeling because of their depth of sentiment and sense of wisedetachment, readers often assume that they are the work of an olderman looking back on the struggles of youth but, in fact, theseletters were written between rilkeâ€stwenty-eighth and thirty-third years – duringwhich he was struggling to find himself artistically however, itis the great, overarching shadow of the french sculptor rodin thathelps lift rilkeâ€s insights from the profoundobservations of

A letter to a young poetRilkes art museum and soul-filled book A book containing the soul and art of Rilke, the great German poet. Rilkes thoughts on the fundamental problems of existence, God and love, death and art, and concrete aesthetic and poetic questions are the advice of the younger generation, as well as Rilkes self-confession and commitment. Requires a serious and rigorous attitude toward life and art...

Letters to a Young Poet is a collection of 10 letters written by Rainer Maria Rilke to Franz Xaver Kappus, a 19-year-old officer cadet at the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt. Rilke, the son of an Austrian army officer, had studied at the academy's lower school at Sankt Pölten in the 1890s. Kappus corresponded with the popular poet and author from 1902 to 1908 seeking his advice as to the quality of his poetry, and in deciding between a literary career or a career as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian army. Kappus compiled and published the letters three years after Rilke's death from leukemia.