Tag Archives: Rilke
somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond by E.E. Cummings
Beautiful poem by Cummings. More straightforward than the last poem of his that I read. (internal link) Upon first reading it reminded me immediately of Rilke (one of many internal links) and the Chinese and Japanese poetry that Kenneth Rexroth … Continue reading
You, Darkness by Rainer Maria Rilke
A poem from the Book of Hours. Read by the amazingly talented Ghizela Rowe. Translator unknown. I’m a big fan of Rilke and I have numerous posts on him at this site. This is just one (internal link). Given the … Continue reading
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Tagged david whyte, ppoetry, Rilke, translations, you darkness
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Google Translating Rilke
Google, Gaelin McAllister Meyer, and Systran Translating Rilke Rilke is a mostly impenetrable poet whose craft hints at great things, only briefly glimpsed through a language barrier and the inherent nature of the mystic. I’ve written many times on him, … Continue reading
Rhyming, Rilke, and Doggerel
Rhyming, Rilke, and Doggerel oes rhyme move a poem along on its own accord? Is there a motive power with rhyme that unrhymed poetry does not possess? Also, rhymed poetry usually communicates with at least partial clarity, perhaps because of … Continue reading
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Tagged book of hours, doggerel, motive force, Poetry, power of rhyme, rhyme, Rilke, structure in poetry, ts eliot, unrhymed
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What Will God Do When You Die?
Ranier Maria Rilke (internal link) was not the first to suggest that perhaps God depends on us as much as we on him, but Rilke was certainly the most gifted when it came to conveying that thought. What will you … Continue reading
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“God is man’s greatest idea.” Camille Paglia Rilke is a favorite poet of mine and I’ve quoted Poems From The Book of Hours before (internal link). His mysterious writing lends itself to many interpretations, however, a chief translator of his, Babette Deutsch, … Continue reading
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Tagged god, paglia, Poems, poems from the book of hours, Rainer Maria Rilke, Rilke
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Ranier Maria Rilke and Ignatian Spirituality
Thumbing through Rilke’s Poems from the Book of Hours (internal link), I came across this stanza: You are the deep epitome of things that keeps its being’s secret with locked lip, and shows itself to others otherwise: to the ship, … Continue reading
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Tagged German, Ignatian spirituality, Poetry, Ranier Maria Rilke, Rilke, the Jesuits
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