Selected Poems
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Selected Poems — Rainer Maria Rilke
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5.0/5 ★★★★★
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It's said that 20th century poets (such as Rilke) ushered in an era whereby more was demanded from the reader. Unfortunately, I fell short in this regard.
Each poem was truly crafted. Fragile, insomuch as every word, space and punctuation had a very delicate place on the page, and yet strong - befitting of the weight of the words. A lot went over my head but all of the poems I will read time and time again to try to obtain a glimmer of Rilke's insight.
The collection was beautifully organised, allowing the reader to join Rilke in his maturation. I would have liked more notes on the choices made the translator - for instance "blick" being translated to "gaze". But the beauty of the poems outweighs all and this remains a 5 star read.
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