Rainer Maria Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke (4 December, 1875 – 29 December, 1926) is generally considered the German language's greatest 20th century poet. Though he never found a consistent verse form, his haunting images tend to focus on the problems of Christianity in an age of disbelief, solitude, and profound anxiety. He is generally placed in the camp of Modernist poets, though his religious dilemmas may set him apart from some of his peers.

Links

• International Rilke Association
• http://www.rilke.de
• Die Gedichte von Rainer Maria Rilke
• Duineser Elegien
• Rilke's German language sonnets
• Rilke's translations of sonnets
• Projekt Gutenberg
• bio and quotes
• Audio discussion of seven of the "New Poems"
• The Big Three: Rilke's correspondence with Tsvetayeva and Pasternak
• Chinese translation of Rilke