Cowper vs Letters to a young poet: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Poets, Authors, Biography & Memoir

Cover of Cowper

Cowper Goldwin Smith · 1800 128 pages · ≈ 2 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Letters to a young poet

Letters to a young poet Rainer Maria Rilke · 1656 ★★★★☆ 4.3 138 pages · ≈ 2 h 33 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Cowper is the easier read (Challenging), Letters to a young poet more demanding (Demanding).

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