The Essential Rilke - Bilingual Ed

German poet Rainer Maria Rilke enjoys ever-increasing popularity, and this new bilingual edition of Rilke's poetry showcases the astonishing craft at the heart of his longevity.

This peerless collection includes Duino Elegies -- considered one of the greatest long poems of the 20th century -- as well as other shorter poems, favorites as well as the less familiar.

In a voice that is at once prophetic and intensely personal, Rilke probes how we live and relate to the world.

Pulitzer Prize -- winning poet Galway Kinnell and co-translator Hannah Liebmann's accurate new translations preserve the power and grace of this poetry.

The Essential Rilke will no doubt become part of every poetry and German literature lover's library.