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Oct 2023
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Episode 64: Rupert Recites from Rainer M...

RUPERT SPIRA
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In celebration of National Poetry Day in the UK, we invite you to enjoy Rupert's recital of Austrian poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke. The spontaneous and joyful delivery comes in response to a request to comment on the topic of food. The poem is from Rilke's collection 'Sonnets to Orpheus'.

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