Discover the motive that bids you write examine whether it sends its roots down to the deepest places of your heart, confess to yourself whether you would have to die if writing were denied you. You are looking outwards, and of all things that is what you must now not do. Now (as you have permitted me to advise you) I beg you to give all that up. Rilke’s first response to the young poet was to tell him that he should not look outside himself for advice… These ten letters revealed the heart and soul of Rilke himself, and all were full of wisdom about finding what you are passionate about in life and living true to that vision. It consists of ten letters written to a young man who wrote to Rilke for advice on how to become a successful poet. Letters to a Young Poet, by Rainer Maria Rilke, is a gem of a book.
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