Poems from the Book of Hours (Second Edition) (New Directions Paperbook)
“If Rilke cut himself shaving, he would bleed poetry.” (Stephen Spender - The New York Review of Books)“Rilke remade the sturdy sonnet, recast the sonorous song. He quickened the German language itself.” (Rika Lesser - The Nation)“One of the pillars of twentieth century poetry.” (Choice)“Poets in English continue to line up for the inevitable failure of translating his [Rilke’s] short lyrics. The best translations I have seen are from Babette Deutsch.” (Clive James - Slate)“An important text in the best available translation, presented in an edition nearly as striking as its contents.” (David Shook - Molossus)