![]() ![]() –Harry Fainlight, The Times (London) "I read Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet every day. The perfect gift for any aspiring poet or, indeed, for anyone interested in good writing, is Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, newly translated by Mark Harman. Rilke says that Franz hasn’t found his own voice yet, but he stops without going further. ![]() "I cannot think of a better book to put into the hands of any young would-be poet, as an inspirational guide to poetry and to surviving as a poet in a hostile world." Rainer Maria Rilke Rilke read the poetry, and has some advice for the young cadet. Whatever happens, your life will find its own paths from that point on, and that they may be good, productive and far-reaching is something I wish for you more than I can say." –Rainer Maria Rilke For he who creates must be a world of his own and find everything within himself and in the natural world that he has elected to follow. Then assume this fate and bear it, its burden and its greatness, without ever asking after the rewards that may come from outside. Perhaps it will turn out that you are called to be an artist. Accept this answer as it is, without seeking to interpret it. "For this reason, my dear Sir, the only advice I have is this: to go into yourself and to examine the depths from which your life springs at its source you will find the answer to the question of whether you have to write. ![]()
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