PabloNeruda

Born Ricardo Eliecer Neftal Reyes Basoalto in the town of Parral in southern

Chile on July 12, 1904, Pablo Neruda legal name of the Chilean poetdiplomat and

politician In 1923 sold all of his possessions to finance the publication of his first

book,Crepusculario.ThebookmadeacelebrityofNeruda,whogaveuphisstudiesat

theageoftwentytodevotehimselftohiscraft.TheChileanpoetisfamousforbothhis

passionatelovepoemsandcommunistviews.Chile'sPabloNerudaFoundationhasfound

morethan20previouslyunknownpoemsbytheNobelPrizewinner.Theywerefound

whilecataloguingsomeofthepoet'smanuscriptsandexpertshaveverifiedthemasbeing

genuine. Six relate to the theme of love and the others have different themes which

published on the 110th anniversary of his birth and the 90th anniversary of the

publicationofTwentyLovePoemsandaSongofDespair.Nerudassensitivelovepoetry

withoutknowingabouthislifemaybesurprisedtolearnthemoresordidpartsofthe

poetshistorywithwomentheabandonments,betrayals,andcallousdoublestandards.

NoteverythinginAmpuerosportraitofNerudaiseasytolike.Ampuerosgoalisneither

toidolizenordemonizethepoet,buttopaintafullbloodedpicturethatwrestleswith

everythingNerudawas,notjustasapoet,butasamanabrilliant,beloved,flawed,and

deeplyhumanman.Theresultismorerevealing,andatruerhomage,thananyidealized

versioncouldbe.
 Nerudadiagnosedwithcancerwhileservingatwoyeartermasambassadorto

France,endinghisdiplomaticcareerheresignedhisposition.Thepoetdiedaged69on

23September1973, justtwelvedaysafterthedefeatofChilesdemocraticregime,the

manwidelyregardedasthegreatestLatinAmericanpoetsinceDarodiedinSantiago,

Chile.Butdoubtsremained, theChilesInteriorMinistryreleasedastatementNov.5

amidpressreportsthatNerudamightnothavediedofcancer.Nearly40yearshave

passedsinceNerudadiedandhisorgansandsofttissuehavelongsincedecomposed.Mr

ArayasaysNeruda,acommunist,wasabouttogointoexileinMexicofromwherehe

plannedtoleadtheglobaloppositiontothemilitarydictatorshipinhishomeland."Until

thedayIdieIwillnotaltermystory,"MrArayatoldtheBBC.Forensicdentistand

anthropologistClaudiaGarridoVarassaysthateventhough40yearshavepassed,there

arestillthingsthatcanbefoundintheremainsthroughtoxicologicalanalysis."Ifpoison

wasuseditwoulddependonthetypeofpoison,theamountusedandthenumberof

dosesadministered."
 Poetry

Thepoemistobesointentlycaptivatedbysomethingandinspiredyoualmostvery

soul.Therefore,simplicityofthispoemandtheexperienceofembracingcanbeing

embraceddescribesthecreativity,oncepassionandcalling.Ifoundthispoemhaskindof

similaritieswithTaoTeChing;

TheTaodoesnothing,

butleavesnothingundone.

Ifthepowerfulmen

couldobserveit,

allcreationswouldbetransformedbythemselves.

Neruda'sdescriptionofthemomentlikeLaoTzuteachesustodonothinginorder

togetthingsdoneeffortlessly.Heusesliteracyandmetaphortoolsmakesthepoemcome

aliveandfeelweareexperiencingthiswordwithhim.Neruda'suseofpersonificationin

thislinesANDITWASATTHATAGE...POETRYARRIVEDINSEARCHOFME

trulydoesamagnificentjobandsettingthetone.Therhythmandformofthispoem

seemsinternationalandseeksapurpose.WhenIamreadingthispoemoutloudthis

cometotherealizationthatIwasemphasizingthewordsthatprobablymeanttothe

author.

Itiseasyfromtherhythmandrhymesofthislinestorealizethathedidnotgo

lookingforawaytoexpresshimself,itcametohim;

Idon'tknow,Idon't
 knowwhere

itcamefrom,fromwinterorariver.

Idon'tknowhoworwhen,