Pablo Neruda the Poet Pablo Neruda Was

Duran and Safir (39) note that Residence on Earth, "Played a paramount role in sensitizing Latin American and Spanish readers to the values of surrealist styles in literature." The surrealist style is described as involving, "The free association of random images brought together in surprising juxtaposition (Baldick 217)

Pablo Neruda the Poet Pablo Neruda Was

Throughout his changing life, his poems change to reflect new situations his various states of mind. As one article reports, "Neruda's body of poetry is so rich and varied that it defies classification or easy summary" (Duran)

Pablo Neruda the Poet Pablo Neruda Was

Throughout his changing life, his poems change to reflect new situations his various states of mind. As one article reports, "Neruda's body of poetry is so rich and varied that it defies classification or easy summary" (Duran)

Pablo Neruda the Poet Pablo Neruda Was

Such works tended to combine nature with nation, with history, and with freedom. Paradoxically, Neruda was also able to capture the intrinsic value inherent in plants, animals, and simple objects without unduly coloring the odes with emotion" (Zitrin)

Poetry, Passion, the Postman: The Poetic Return of Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda presente!