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Fifty Poems

By Rainer Maria Rilke and Geoffrey Lehmann
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Fresh, beautiful new translations of one of the most important poets of all time, publishing in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Rainer Maria Rilke's birth. Fifty Poems presents fresh, beautiful new translations of one of the most important poets of all time, in celebration of... Read More
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Fresh, beautiful new translations of one of the most important poets of all time, publishing in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Rainer Maria Rilke's birth.

Fifty Poems presents fresh, beautiful new translations of one of the most important poets of all time, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Rainer Maria Rilke's birth.

Rilke is one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, revered throughout the world. Geoffrey Lehmann has selected fifty of Rilke's finest poems from the two volumes of New Poems, considered the centre of gravity of Rilke's achievement. Lehmann's refined ear and perfect mastery of English verse form give his renderings of Rilke a precision and poise equal to that of the German originals. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Rilke's birth, a master poet lives anew.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781681379944

Publisher: New York Review Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 October 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: NYRB Poets

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 114.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 112

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About the Author

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is one of the greatest lyric German poets. Born in Prague, he published his first book of poems, Leben und Lieber, at age nineteen. He met Lou Salome, the talented and spirited daughter of a Russian army officer, who influenced him deeply. In 1902 he became the friend, and for a time the secretary, of Rodin, and it was during his twelve-year Paris residence that Rilke enjoyed his greatest poetic activity. In 1919 he went to Switzerland where he spent the last years of his life. It was there that he wrote his last two works, Duino Elegies (1923) and The Sonnets to Orpheus (1923). Geoffrey Lehmann is an Australian translator, lawyer, and children's author. He lives in New South Wales.

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