{"product_id":"poems-by-rainer-maria-rilke-a-150th-anniversary-reader-9781965766347","title":"Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke: A 150th Anniversary Reader","description":"Rainer Maria Rilke wrote many short lyric poems of remarkable beauty and intensity. In honor of Rilke's 150th birthday, Donald Mace Williams has selected some of the best and brought these works of one of the 20th century's most influential poets to English-speaking audiences. Williams's translations capture the eloquence and character of Rilke's own words while preserving the metrical verse of the original poems, which are presented side-by-side with the English translations. Williams's translation of \"The Girl Grown Up,\" included in this collection, was selected as the winner of the 2024 Der Hovanessian Translation Prize by the New England Poetry Club.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDONALD MACE WILLIAMS is a former writing coach for \u003ci\u003eThe Wichita Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e and reporter and editor for papers that include \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eAmarillo Globe-News\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught English and journalism at West Texas State and Baylor Universities. Williams holds a doctorate in English from the University of Texas. He lives in Austin, Texas, and his poetry has been published widely in journals in the U.S. and was collected in \u003ci\u003eThe Nectar Dancer\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eInterlude in Umbarger: Italian POWs and a Texas Church\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novels \u003ci\u003eBlack Tuesday's Child\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sparrow and the Hall\u003c\/i\u003e. His epic poem \u003ci\u003eWolfe\u003c\/i\u003e and his memoir \u003ci\u003eBeing Ninety\u003c\/i\u003e were published as a single edition in February 2023 and his translation \u003ci\u003eBeowulf: For Fireside and Schoolroom \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2024.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stoney Creek Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572165673234,"sku":"9781965766347","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22027acd-0ddd-4b72-8d77-39fa3fed42da.jpg?v=1755855476","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/poems-by-rainer-maria-rilke-a-150th-anniversary-reader-9781965766347","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}