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Brett Alan Dewing
Dec 15, 2022
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After decades of interest and over a year of carrying the book around with me, I finally got around to my first experience of Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry. And it's extraordinary, beautiful, profound...

BUT

I need a new translation.

I respect the art of translation immensely. It is astounding and impressive to me – especially with poetry, where you have to …

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