Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), born Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, took the name of the Czech poet Jan Neruda because he knew his family would not approve of a man writing poetry.
Pablo went on to write more than 35 books and win the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Love poems begin this collection. These poems are something to take along on a picnic and regale your sweetheart.
The Poetry of Pablo Neruda, edited and with an introduction by Ilan Stavans (PQ 8097 .N4 A2 2003)
Thursday, April 06, 2006
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