Rilke's Neue Gedichte (New Poems) (1907)

Rilke is a brilliant poet of immense importance, his poetry has silence and mystery, lyrics and awakening. For Rilke's connoisseurs we suggest a little quiz: remember and name the poems from the book "Neue Gedichte" ("New Poems") (1907)

1.

Der Panther

Das Portal

Östliches Taglied

2.

Der Tod des Dichters

Die Fensterrose

Abisag

3.

Der Tod des Dichters

Liebes-Lied

Der Stifter

4.

Der Engel

L’Ange du Méridien Chartres

Die Rosenschale

5.

Der Panther

Das Portal

In einem fremden Park

6.

Der Dichter

Vor dem Sommerregen

Der Gefangene

7.

Opfer

Der Stifter

Pietá

8.

Grabmal eines jungen Mädchens

Der Dichter

Die Spitze

The Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation was established in 1986 in Sierre, Switzerland, on the patronage of the municipality. Its goal is to promote the knowledge of Rainer Maria Rilke's works, through a museum, exhibitions, lectures, conferences, publications and a festival. The famous poet spent the five last years of his life in the city, living in the Château de Muzot, a 13th-century fortified manor on the edge of town.

The website: https://fondationrilke.ch/

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