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title: "Letters to a Young Poet (Penguin Classics)"
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# Letters to a Young Poet (Penguin Classics)

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## Description

Rainer Maria Rilke’s powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet. At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the nature of advice itself. These profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for generations of writers and artists of all kinds, including Lady Gaga and Patti Smith. With honesty, elegance, and a deep understanding of the loneliness that often comes with being an artist, Rilke’s letters are an endless source of inspiration and comfort. Lewis Hyde’s new introduction explores the context in which these letters were written and how the author embraced his isolation as a creative force. This edition also includes Rilke’s later work The Letter from the Young Worker . For more than 80 years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Review: Timeless Inspiration - A profoundly beautiful collection of letters that every creative person should read. Rilke’s insights on solitude, patience, and the artistic process are timeless. This Penguin Classics edition features a wonderful translation and a great introduction.
Review: A must read for Poets - Amazing book for aspiring writers, poets and creatives. As writers, we tend to be our own worst critic. This books addresses that in the letters sent from Rilke, discussing a wide variety of topics with the core theme of you know you and you know what you feel, lean into that as a creative.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,385 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in German Literature (Books) #1 in German Poetry (Books) #4 in Literary Letters |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 848 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Timeless Inspiration
*by B***E on July 31, 2026*

A profoundly beautiful collection of letters that every creative person should read. Rilke’s insights on solitude, patience, and the artistic process are timeless. This Penguin Classics edition features a wonderful translation and a great introduction.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must read for Poets
*by J***S on July 31, 2026*

Amazing book for aspiring writers, poets and creatives. As writers, we tend to be our own worst critic. This books addresses that in the letters sent from Rilke, discussing a wide variety of topics with the core theme of you know you and you know what you feel, lean into that as a creative.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book but came with stain
*by F***O on December 22, 2024*

The content of book itself is absolutely lovely. It communicates the rawness of a young man and (also young) poet interpreting the literary field and life. I’d advise anyone interested in poetry (or writing in general) read this. However the physical book arrived with a weird stain.

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