If you have not heard of him, he was born in 1875 during the Austro-Hungarian Empire's period. Although he was born in Prague, most people thought he was German, but in reality, he was born to Austrian parents, and the bulk of his poetry is written in German. There are some in French as well.
I have a few books about him, and I have learned to read him in German and in English as well.
If you have not been exposed to him let me share one poem by him here:
THE PANTHER
In the Jardin des Plantes, Paris
His vision, from the constantly passing bars,
has grown so weary that it cannot hold
anything else. It seems to him there are
thousand bars; and behind the bars, no world.
As he paces in cramped circles, over and over,
the movement of his powerful soft strides
is like a ritual dance around a center
in which a mighty will stands paralyzed.
Only at times, the curtain of the pupils
lifts, quietly--. An image enters in,
rushes down through the tensed, arrested muscles,
plunges into the heart and is gone.
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Needless to say, I prefer the German version even better, but this is a decent translation.
I was hooked when I read this poem and have been a fan of Rainer Maria Rilke ever since. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I do. I am thankful that I was introduced to Rainer Maria Rilke's Poetry early in life. On a side note, do you have a favorite Poet?
Please share your thoughts in the comments below.
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