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Letters to a Young Poet
- Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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- David
- 10-08-04
Priceless Recordings of Intense Feeling
The first experience I had with Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet was a tape I had purchased, without much expectation, from a local bookstore. I had recently been very captivated by Rilke's poems, but thought letters to another person could hardly be captivating, and would most likely be rather tawdry. I was very wrong. The letters, when heard, have I think an unalterable effect on a personality. They make one question oneself and one's surroundings. Question god and solitude, question what it means to be an artist, but more, what it means to look at the world and try to absorb and interact with it. To live as a human being. Among the creatures and the people. The act of sex and that of death. But with everything, there is a trust that if one looks at something with enough patience, the thing will yield itself, that one will be able to gain understanding, and that nothing that is observed fully is ever lost.
A tremendous recording and reproduction by Audible.com. My only recommendation would be to seperate each letter into an individual audio file, if possible. For even though they stand wonderfully together, it is nearly 80 minutes, and slightly much for a single sitting. But it is an admitedly small complaint.
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- h and l
- 12-08-09
rilke at peace
this is a wonderful translation of one of the 20th century s earliest and best gifts. i loved the reading as well, listened to it five or six times in a row, and am still listening to it at night. a peaceful reading of a wise book, with wisdom for poets and anyone else who wants to live an authentic life. the book is also a moving testimony of the total commitment to poetry with which rilke lived every day of his life.
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- mando
- 10-24-15
good reader; bad audio output
i love rilke and liked Mitchell's reading but overall audio was low, hard to hear
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- Tedson
- 10-02-18
Complicated. Just the way I like it.
Its a book that tickles your thoughts. Its short and can rehear it various times. Every time I listen I forget what I was thinking last time and new thoughts emerge. Paying atention is complicated because of the plethora of thoughts i have with each sentence. great Hear. Greatly recomend it. Narration is great too!
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- john-michael veach
- 09-14-18
Astounding Insights
A most important novel. I wept in parts. The audio is muffled and bass heavy.
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- Author Nicole Vincent☺
- 08-26-17
My Question, My Life, My Solitude
Today I randomly found this book because I asked a question to the universe about my life, about my solitude. Within the first few words of this book I found my answer.
So yes.. I would have to say this is an EXCELLENT book if you are trying to figure out your life especially as a fellow writer/poet such as myself. Author Nicole Vincent
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- Sheryl Johnston
- 12-09-20
advice for writing, and for living
this is a beautiful little book, lots of wise words about writing, living with depression, managing relationships. I love how Rilke starts out kind of snarky towards the young upstart poet but by the end there is genuine affection. I also love how almost every letter starts with an excuse for how long it took to write...very relatable.
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- Tali S.
- 09-25-20
Rilke is both Prescient and insightful in his observations
Rilke is both Prescient and insightful in his observations about life, sex, and the human condition in general. The narrators tone didn’t seem to mirror the depth of Rilkes work.
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- Erika Vertiz
- 09-13-19
bueno
la voz en monotonna y tiene estatica. El texto es hermoso, pero es dificil concentrarse con el estilo del narrador
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- Anonymous User
- 07-17-19
beautiful writings and sound advice
narrator very clear
the story line is something everyone can relate to not just poets/writers