I've been curious about Rainer Maria Rilke's work for some time as it is sometimes quoted. It didn't really capture me in any way. I'm glad I checked this one out but it won't be something I remember. ( )

I read this for the Book Riot Read Harder 2017 challenge - a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love.

Poetry is not something I usually read. But the whole point of the challenge is to read outside your comfort zone. This book is a selection of poems by Rilke, translated by Robert Bly, with commentary by Bly. Truthfully, my favorite part of the book was Bly's commentary. He helped make sense of the poems. The poems were nice enough, but really didn't do anything for me. I read slower than my usual pace, so that I could really understand the poems, but it didn't help.

I feel like someone who enjoys poetry will like this book. It just wasn't for me. ( )