38+ Rilke Poems Letters To A Young Poet Background. His name was franz kappus, he was 19 years old, and he wrote rilke looking for guidance and a critique of some of his poems. He leafed through its pages, ran his eyes over a few verses, looked reflectively into the distance and finally nodded.
In eight intimate letters written to a teenage balthus—who would go on to become one of the leading artists of his generation—rilke encourages the young painter written toward the end of rilke's life, between 1920 and 1926, these letters paint a picture of the venerable poet as he faced his mortality.
Avoid at first those forms that are too facile and commonplace: Ranier maria rilke | our vows were made of bits of letters to a young poet and we were young when we married. 'poems by rainer maria rilke?' he asked thoughtfully. Letters to a young poet (original title, in german:
