TWA Poet: Rainier Maria Rilke

1875 - 1926

It’s the birthday of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, born in Prague (1875). His family wanted him to be a lawyer and take over his uncle’s law firm. But he published some sentimental love poetry, and it inspired him to make his living as a writer. He went to Munich to be part of the arts scene, and there he met a woman. She was brilliant, she had been frie…