Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) is considered one of the most important German-language poets of the modern age. Rilke succumbed to leukemia at Val-Mont, Montreux in December 1926. Will Stone is a poet, essayist, and literary translator based in Suffolk, England.

“Letters Around a Garden documents poignantly the steady decline of Rilke’s physical health in his final years. . . . As the centenary of Rilke’s death approaches, this slender, stylish volume opens a further window into his enigmatic psyche, revealing yet another layer to his aesthetic fascination with nature’s abundant beauty – as well as its inexhaustible cruelty.”

• AcknowledgementsNote on the French TextIntroduction19241926

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) is considered one of the most important German-language poets of the modern age. Rilke succumbed to leukemia at Val-Mont, Montreux in December 1926. Will Stone is a poet, essayist, and literary translator based in Suffolk, England.

“Letters Around a Garden documents poignantly the steady decline of Rilke’s physical health in his final years. . . . As the centenary of Rilke’s death approaches, this slender, stylish volume opens a further window into his enigmatic psyche, revealing yet another layer to his aesthetic fascination with nature’s abundant beauty – as well as its inexhaustible cruelty.”

• AcknowledgementsNote on the French TextIntroduction19241926

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) is considered one of the most important German-language poets of the modern age. Rilke succumbed to leukemia at Val-Mont, Montreux in December 1926. Will Stone is a poet, essayist, and literary translator based in Suffolk, England.

“Letters Around a Garden documents poignantly the steady decline of Rilke’s physical health in his final years. . . . As the centenary of Rilke’s death approaches, this slender, stylish volume opens a further window into his enigmatic psyche, revealing yet another layer to his aesthetic fascination with nature’s abundant beauty – as well as its inexhaustible cruelty.”

• AcknowledgementsNote on the French TextIntroduction19241926