tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post4435388589091676258..comments2024-02-20T03:18:43.590-05:00Comments on Magnificent Octopus: What I mean when I say Rilke speaks to meIsabella Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-15531808027594955922013-02-20T15:20:46.510-05:002013-02-20T15:20:46.510-05:00I prefer the translation in "The Unknown Rilk...I prefer the translation in "The Unknown Rilke." I'll have to look it up again when I get home.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085074914720275528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-55828008917625622572010-05-20T08:31:09.424-04:002010-05-20T08:31:09.424-04:00thanks for pointing to Rilke. I'm inspired to ...thanks for pointing to Rilke. I'm inspired to read more.Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251168248457758117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-8591782411178493722010-04-30T09:44:56.914-04:002010-04-30T09:44:56.914-04:00Yes, I have found my poet, Adrienne Rich. I had al...Yes, I have found my poet, Adrienne Rich. I had always liked poetry before I read her but she was the key that opened a door in my brain and things have never been the same since.Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-26782697357509798342010-04-29T17:06:41.997-04:002010-04-29T17:06:41.997-04:00I love that story, Bybee. I think I'd be kind ...I love that story, Bybee. I think I'd be kind of in love with someone who read long sections of Rilke to me too.Isabella Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-45786071265952986842010-04-28T07:54:30.142-04:002010-04-28T07:54:30.142-04:00P.S. Keats and Shelley have nothing on Rilke. He ...P.S. Keats and Shelley have nothing on Rilke. He could kick their pretentious Romantic butts around the block any old day!Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-58924622337886354392010-04-28T07:52:38.806-04:002010-04-28T07:52:38.806-04:00I had this homely little middle aged World Lit II ...I had this homely little middle aged World Lit II professor (think Walter Mitty-type) who would read long sections of Rilke (Duino Elegies) to us, blushing furiously all the while. I was sort of in love with the guy for years because of that.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-31231827065482553782010-04-27T16:14:24.270-04:002010-04-27T16:14:24.270-04:00I'm glad to know I'm not alone in my awe o...I'm glad to know I'm not alone in my awe of Rilke, Sarah.<br /><br />Claire, I haven't read all of Rilke yet. It's like I have to spread him out, discover him little by little, year by year. It's a section of the Duino Elegies that first did me in, ages ago.<br /><br />Stephanie, that's a really beautiful idea, that there's a poet for everyone. Have you found yours?Isabella Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-59768450888382392592010-04-27T13:48:29.580-04:002010-04-27T13:48:29.580-04:00How beautiful! I think there is a poet for everyon...How beautiful! I think there is a poet for everyone who suddenly unlocks everything and speaks to them like no other ever has. Finding that poet sometimes takes a lot of work. Maybe Rilke is your poet. Seems like it. Enjoy!stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-31854459519113426462010-04-26T22:58:48.606-04:002010-04-26T22:58:48.606-04:00That is beautiful. I love Rilke too! But haven'...That is beautiful. I love Rilke too! But haven't read as much as I'd like to. One of my most favourite poems of all-time is in his Book of Hours.clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-73193582619774230962010-04-25T12:15:08.294-04:002010-04-25T12:15:08.294-04:00I had a similar experience when I encountered Rilk...I had a similar experience when I encountered Rilke. I was astonished by his words, and finally felt that I had been hit in the gut with what others found so powerful in poetry. Intriguing.Sarah (tuulenhaiven)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11007601900702081303noreply@blogger.com