The fifty-five Sonnets to Orpheus were written by Rilke in February 1922 in the solitude of the medieval tower of Muzot, in the Swill Valais.

The reputation of Rainer Maria Rilke has grown steadily since his death in 1926; today he is widely considered to be the greatest poet of the twentieth century.

Edward Snow's selection of more than one hundred of Rainer Maria Rilke's little-known and neglected poems in this bilingual edition offers the reader a glimpse

Written in three weeks of creative inspiration, Rainer Maria Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus (1923) is well known for its enigmatic power and lyrical intensity. The

In Praise of Mortality is an artfully curated selection of poems that investigate the emotional and psychological impact of the industrial revolution, and medit