Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, (Paperback)

from browner56

I do not read much poetry. So, when I do it almost always takes me awhile to find the right cadence and frame of mind to understand and appreciate the words on the page. Reading the work of Neruda is especially challenging because his poems are so full of imagery and allusions to the sky and the ...

from ytchio

I absolutely love Pablo Neruda. I read this particular work when I was young, and I revisit his poems from time to time. They enrich my soul. Pablo Neruda is actually the pen name of Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He actually legally ychanged his original name to his pen name. He holds a very we...

from BetaCummins

Beautiful work. Neruda masters those words of love, in a free flowing fashion. Pouring on to the pages the embedded images of his women in his flesh, heart and mind. I recommend the original in Spanish. Read it and you just might find yourself in love with your own woman, all over again.

from tcw

I have a copy of Pablo Neruda reading these poems that is amazing. He recorded this reading late in life, an old man looking back on love. anyone who loves this should find his readings, it will break, mend, and rebuild your heart.

from bookworm_naida

Pablo Neruda's Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair is a wonderful collection of beautiful poems that will break your heart, but in a good way. Know what I mean? These are poems I'll be reading time and time again. I also enjoyed reading the poems in Spanish.