Letter1903–1908German
Letters to a Young Poet
Ten letters from Rilke to a young military cadet who had asked for an opinion on his poems. Rilke barely answers the question and instead writes about solitude, doubt, and what it is to take one's own work seriously.
In Res
On the value of staying with hard questions rather than rushing to answers. The famous lines about living the questions belong here.
Subjects
- poetics
- solitude
- vocation
- doubt
- advice
Editions
2001
Hardcover