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Rainer Maria Rilke: Poems

by Rainer Maria Rilke

A selection of poems by this renowned German poet.

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Language

English

Original Language

German

Published In

1905

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René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, better known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet and novelist. He is "widely recognized as one of the most lyrically intense G...

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