Why Rilke The Man Watching Still Matters Today
I've invested the last several mornings sitting with rilke the man watching , trying in order to figure out exactly why a poem composed over a century ago feels therefore much like a fact check for my current stress ranges. If you've by no means read it, or if it's been a while, the poem—originally titled Der Schauende —is this incredibly moody, atmospheric piece from Rainer Maria Rilke's The Reserve of Images . It's not just a poem about nature, though. It's more like the blueprint for just how to handle being a human when the world feels too big and too loud. ...