Prayers of a Young Poet

Prayers of a Young Poet
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Publisher : Paraclete Press
Total Pages : 191
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ISBN-10 : 9781612612911
ISBN-13 : 1612612911
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Book Synopsis Prayers of a Young Poet by : Mark S. Burrows

Download or read book Prayers of a Young Poet written by Mark S. Burrows and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume marks the first translation of these prayer-poems into English. Originally written in 1899, Rilke wrote them upon returning to Germany from his first trip to Russia. His experience of the East shaped him profoundly. He found himself entranced by Orthodox churches and monasteries, above all by the icons that seemed to him like flames glowing in dark spaces. He intended these poems as icons of sorts, gestures that could illumine a way for seekers in the darkness. As Rilke here writes, "I love the dark hours of my being, / for they deepen my senses."


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