Rilke, Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian-Austrian poet, letter-writer & composer of one novel. He is one of the greatest poets in the German language - much translated into English.
Paul (poet) O'Mahony introduces & reads the first five letters to a young poet. The letters were published after Rilke died.
These are some of the themes you'll hear in this episode.
You can find the text of an English translation here:
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