Neruda
Selected Poems
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 10, 1990
The collected poems of prolific Nobel Prize–winning poet Pablo Neruda Pablo Neruda succeeded in becoming what many poets have aspired to but never achieved: a public voice, a voice not just for the people of his country but for his entire continent.
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- Who it’s for
- A self-selected collection brings Neruda’s public voice together with the richness and variety of his poetry.
- Themes
- Poetry as public voice, Political commitment
- Genres
- Caribbean & Latin American Poetry, Hispanic American Poetry, Spanish & Portuguese Poetry
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The collected poems of prolific Nobel Prize–winning poet Pablo Neruda Pablo Neruda succeeded in becoming what many poets have aspired to but never achieved: a public voice, a voice not just for the people of his country but for his entire continent. Widely translated, his "poet's obligation" was to become a voice for all those who had no voice, an aspiration that stemmed from his long-time commitment to the communist faith.
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This collection of poems were collected by Neruda himself. Their richness and variety provide ample evidence of the many selves and modes of the most prolific and most loved poet of the twentieth century.
Many Poetic Modes
A self-selected collection brings Neruda’s public voice together with the richness and variety of his poetry.
Come here for
- Poetry shaped by a commitment to speaking for the unheard
- A poet whose voice reached beyond his country
Expect
- A range of poetic selves and modes
- A collection selected by Neruda himself
Where it sits
| Caribbean & Latin American Poetry | 50% |
|---|---|
| Hispanic American Poetry | 37% |
| Spanish & Portuguese Poetry | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Poetry Writing
- Caribbean & Latin American Collections
- Caribbean & Latin American Poetry
- Authors
- Pablo Neruda
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 10, 1990
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Poetry as public voice · Political commitment
- Reading lane
- Poetry Writing