Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge

Rainer Maria Rilke

1875–1926

One of the great voices of modern poetry, these poems join beauty, solitude, love, and mortality in language that still feels startlingly alive. Best known for Duino Elegies, Sonnets to Orpheus, and Letters to a Young Poet, this writer continues to speak to readers looking for seriousness without sentimentality.