Search -
Twenty Love Poems: And a Song of Despair (Twentieth Century Classics)
Twenty Love Poems And a Song of Despair - Twentieth Century Classics Author:Pablo Neruda First published in 1924, Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada remains among Pablo Nerudas most popular work. Daringly metaphorical and sensuous, this collection juxtaposes youthful passion with the desolation of grief. Drawn from the poets most intimate and personal associations, the poems combine eroticism and... more » the natural world with the influence of expressionism and the genius of a master poet. This edition features the newly corrected original Spanish text, with masterly English translations by award-winning poet W. S. Merwin on facing pages.« less