Tag: Franz Xaver Kappus

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  7 Teachings from Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet

  July 10, 2013

  “When a truly great and unique spirit speaks, the lesser ones must be silent,” Franz Xaver Kappus wrote about Rainer Marie Rilke. Over a period of about six years Kappus and Rilke exchanged letters. Kappus began the correspondence seeking Rilke’s judgment and critique of his poetry. Rilke offered wisdom rather than answers, a way rather… Read more