Letters to a Young Poet

A fresh perspective on a beloved classic by acclaimed translators Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy.

German poet Rainer Maria Rilke s (1875 1926) Letters to a Young Poet has been treasured by readers for nearly a century. Rilke s personal reflections on the vocation of writing and the experience of living urge an aspiring poet to look inward, while also offering sage wisdom on further issues including gender, solitude, and romantic love. Barrows and Macy s translation extends this compilatio ...