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You move your love beyond your normal reach,
and hug your life into an austere fast,
renounce what forms so old that others preach,
to take upon this challenge. Act at last!
Where you face daily the trials anew,
and devotion knows those torments to repair, Continue reading
Born in Prague, Rainer Maria Rilke became one of the finest European poets of the 20th century. He wrote in German and French. Continue reading
Nine Favourite Poets and Poems
Language can struggle to communicate the Inexpressible. Perhaps it is only through beautiful and illuminating poetry that language reaches its zenith. In that respect, a profound poem brings us all closer to the Truth of things than any other form of language. A sublime poem ‘speaks’ to us of the realm that is beyond the words and beyond the constructed. I believe we cannot live meaningful lives without poetry. Continue reading