Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Bob Gray

In his introduction to this bilingual collection, Galway Kinnell writes that for decades he had felt an impulse to translate Rilke's poetry. It was only when he was put in touch with Hannah Liebman, a native-speaker of German, fluent in English, and a lover of Rilke's poetry, that Kinnell believed he could "carry out this long-lurking ambition." This "quintessential" selection of Rilke's work includes the Duino Elegies as well as many shorter poems. An important addition to the Rilke ouevre. Kinnell's introduction is insightful for fans of the poet and newcomers alike.