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Double Rainbow Fest @abita springs

Rilke’s powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet
 
At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the nature of advice itself. These profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for generations of writers and artists of all kinds, including Lady Gaga and Patti Smith. With honesty, elegance, and a deep understanding of the loneliness that often comes with being an artist, Rilke’s letters are an endless source of inspiration and comfort.

 Lewis Hyde’s new introduction explores the context in which these letters were written and how the author embraced his isolation as a creative force. 

This edition also includes Rilke’s later work The Letter from the Young Worker.

Available for purchase at:
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Letters-to-a-Young-Poet/dp/B00J9QQX5W">Amazon - Audiobook (downloadable format)</a>

<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/letters-to-young-poet-unabridged/id849213479?uo=4">iTunes - Audiobook (downloadable format)</a>
<a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/Classics/Letters-to-a-Young-Poet-Audiobook/B00J9MHLD4">Audible - Audiobook (downloadable format)</a>
<a href="http://www.emusic.com/book/rainer-maria-rilke/letters-to-a-young-poet/10134329/">emusic.com - Audiobook (downloadable format)</a>


Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, read by Dan Stevens

IMAGE: Climate Breakdown basecamp, the WALLOWAS, OREGON

Photo / text of poem is at bit.ly/f5czpb

WATCH…“i’m too poor in this world, and yet not poor enough…after RILKE” https://vimeo.com/845195766

I’m too poor in this world, and yet not poor enough…after RILKE, a soundpoem

Recorded on a cold winters night in Kalamazoo. Michigan. The house was without heat, and we were bored. We decided to work on things. This was one of the brighter moments. 

This is a new single off the forthcoming album slated for early 2024. Late editions to the record pushed back the date a bit. 

Along with this song, the entire album was mastered by long time friend, Producer/DJ Logan Huiskamp.

Permanent Signs (Feat. Brooke La Ruche)

Comme je descendais des Fleuves impassibles,
Je ne me sentis plus guidé par les haleurs :
Des Peaux-Rouges criards les avaient pris pour cibles
Les ayant cloués nus aux poteaux de couleurs.....

<a href="https://theartistunion.com/tracks/6bb08e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

FlowOnFly - Le Bateau Ivre (Opera)

"Borderline" An original composition written by Brooke LaRuche.

Borderline

RUCHE