Letters to a Young Poet

by

Rainer Maria Rilke

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Jens Peter Jacobsen

Jens Peter Jacobsen was a Danish writer who lived from 1847 to 1885. He is known for popularizing the Naturalist literary movement in Denmark. Rainer Maria Rilke admired his writing, taking a special interest in… read analysis of Jens Peter Jacobsen

Richard Dehmel

Richard Dehmel was a popular German poet who lived from 1863 to 1920. Although Rilke enjoyed Dehmel’s poetry, both he and Kappus thought that Dehmel wrote a bit too feverishly and passionately. read analysis of Richard Dehmel