Heart-Work and the Art of Living: Journeying into the Soul’s Depths with Rainer Maria Rilke

Mark, a poet and translator, scholar and teacher, invites you to join him on a five-part online journey into the transformative vision of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, one of the most cherished spiritual writers of the modern era. You need not have any familiarity with Rilke. Drawing on his own translations, Mark will introduce you to Rilke’s life and artistic vocation, and together, you will explore Rilke and his poetic vision; darkness, longing, and the mystery of love; the learnings of childhood and the body’s ecstasy; creativity and transformation; and beauty as an invitation to praise. In each two hour session, Mark will draw on Rilke’s sense of how poems work within us, inviting you to engage your heart’s powers for creativity and healing.