This collection of Rilke's best novels includes some of his most magical and mysterious works. This selection includes his first poems, The Book of Pictures poems, New Poems, The Book of Hours poems, The Book of Pilgrimage poems, The Book of Poverty and Death poems. Rene Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, better known as Rainer Maria Rilke, a Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist, recognized as one of the most lyrically intense German-language poets. Rilke wrote in both verse and highly lyrical prose. His work is often described as deeply mystical.