He wrote about a woman who whirls around surrounded by fire before stamping it out in one poem, and he wrote about an animal who "paces in cramped circles" in its cage in another poem.
A novel by this man includes a passage in which the narrator argues that the poetry he had written is not real poetry because it was not based on life experience. That novel ends with an interpretation of the story of the prodigal son which claims that he wanted to find out what it is like not to be loved. Another prose work by this man praises the works of the Danish author Jens Peter Jacobsen, who influenced this author. This author of a series of ten letters to Franz Kappus, Letters to a Young Poet, was greatly admired by William Gass, who wrote a book about "reading" this author. He wrote about a woman who whirls around surrounded by fire before stamping it out in one poem, and he wrote about an animal who "paces in cramped circles" in its cage in another poem. For 10 points, name this poet of "Spanish Dancer" and "The Panther" as well as the collections Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies
A novel by this man includes a passage in which the narrator argues that the poetry he had written is not real poetry because it was not based on life experience.
Rainer Maria Rilke