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Celebrate the Poetry of Pablo Neruda

posted July 12, 2008 - 10:31pm
Celebrate the Poetry of Pablo Neruda

On this date in 1904, Nobel Prize winning poet Pablo Neruda was born in Chile.

His book entitled Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair is the sole reason I don't write love poetry. The poems in this book are so beautiful, I don't think that they can be trumped.

Neruda is also known for writing about everyday objects such as trees, onions and lemons but with such a poetic take on the subjects that it takes your breath away.


Website: http://www.todayinliterature.com/today.asp?Search_...


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Glad you liked it. I know

irvingl2001 - Sat, 2008-12-7 11:49 pm
Glad you liked it. I know what you mean - I wish I had such an economical way of expressing something so deeply.

What a great poem!

Mia Northwest - Sat, 2008-12-7 11:48 pm
Thanks for the tip on Thomas Lux!! That was AWESOME! It blows me away to find words so well-crafted that I feel like putting down my pen and calling it a day. Peace, Mia NW Please visit my recent posts at: http://www.xomba.com/user/mia_northwest Get paid to be a xombie! Join us here at: http://www.xomba.com/referral/77793fec Thanks!

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Even Bart Simpson Likes

irvingl2001 - Sat, 2008-12-7 11:39 pm
Even Bart Simpson Likes Neruda (well, kind of). I haven't read as much Neruda as I should but what I have read is exceptional. Do you happen to know Thomas Lux? Nothing at ALL like Neruda, but he has one poem that I particularly, called "A Little Tooth," which does an excellent job of summing up one particular viewpoint of parenting. It's at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15520

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