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Available
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Publication
Boston : Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2004.
Description
An accomplished poet's first and only sonnet sequence.
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LibraryThing member Frenzie
Technically great, occasionally beautiful and thought-provoking, often silly imagery and it can be a bit of a drag. I prefer other Rilke.
Regarding this edition, it features a Dutch translation & the original German right next to each other so you can fall back without having to use grab a
Regarding this edition, it features a Dutch translation & the original German right next to each other so you can fall back without having to use grab a
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dictionary; good presentation. Show Less
LibraryThing member jonfaith
Even as the farmer labors
there where the seed turns into summer,
it is not his work. It is Earth who gives.
Despite the parched ground it is but a shade of spring outside. The world appears geared to disrupt such edenic days with the distant rumble of foreign thunder and a blurred blunder on the
There were flashes here which I truly admired but not others. My hazed judgement might conceal a concern or two -- perhaps it doesn't. This series didn't engender thought so I'm moving on.
there where the seed turns into summer,
it is not his work. It is Earth who gives.
Despite the parched ground it is but a shade of spring outside. The world appears geared to disrupt such edenic days with the distant rumble of foreign thunder and a blurred blunder on the
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button. There were flashes here which I truly admired but not others. My hazed judgement might conceal a concern or two -- perhaps it doesn't. This series didn't engender thought so I'm moving on.
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Language
Original language
German