Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada

By Pablo Neruda

Subjects: Translations into English, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Spanish language books, Criticism and interpretation, Spanish Love poetry, Poesía chilena, Romance literature, Poesía amorosa chilena, Chilean Love poetry, Literatura chilena, Chilean poetry, Spanish poetry

Description: First published in 1924, Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada remains among Pablo Neruda’s most popular work. Daringly metaphorical and sensuous, this collection juxtaposes youthful passion with the desolation of grief. Drawn from the poet’s most intimate and personal associations, the poems combine eroticism and 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.