The Rilke of Ruth Speirs: New Poems, Duino Elegies, Sonnets to Orpheus, & Others - New Poems, Duino Elegies, Sonnets to Orpheus, and Others

These remarkable translations of Rilke's poems by Latvian exile Ruth Speirs, a close friend of Lawrence Durrell are brought together in a single volume for the first time. Rhythmically alive and carefully faithful, they have been described as 'excellent' and ' the best'.