Reading Rilke in Cork

Rilke, Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian-Austrian poet, letter-writer & composer of one novel.  He is one of the greatest poets in the German language - much translated into English. Paul (poet) O'Mahony introduces & reads the first five letters to a young poet.  The letters were published after Rilke died. How to be an artist  how to prepare to write poetry what it means to be creative how to deal with criticism & adversity These are some of the themes you'll hear in this episode. You can find the text of an English translation here:  Enjoy