“A tree ascended there. Oh pure transcendence! Oh Orpheus sings! Oh tall tree in the ear!” — Rainer Maria Rilke, Sonnets to Orpheus Sonnets to Orpheus is a […]
German literature
Letters to a Young Poet
“Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to […]