LETTERS TO A YOUNG POET by Rainer Maria Rilke

by: Rainer Maria Rilke

Only £15.99

This new translation of a treasured literary classic gives a fresh perspective on the text from acclaimed scholars and teachers Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy. Anita is a published poet and professor of psychology, while Joanna is known worldwide as a pioneering and inspirational leader of the Deep Ecology movement. This edition is a slim and attractive hardback that you can carry everywhere, even in your pocket. It also includes a commentary on each letter as well as a concise introduction. For nearly a century Rilke’s book – sent from various European locations during the great poet’s restless wanderings – has offered profound insight into the creative life plus wise advice on how to live, both in solitude and in love. This new translation is sure to make the letters more relevant and supportive in these demanding and complicated times.

96pp, 178 x 113 mm, Hardback, 2021, RRP £13.99