Twenty Love Poems: And a Song of Despair (Twentieth Century Classics)

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Summary: Simply romantic
Review: This is the most romantic book of poetry I have ever read. I was born in Chile only a couple of hours away from Neruda's hometown, so I was exposed to his poetry very early in life, I am not a big fan of poetry, but Neruda puts it so nicely and easy to understand and feel. I was so glad to find this spanish/english version so I could share it with my husband and he loved it as well, it was a great anniversary present for him, he loved it. I strongly recommend this book and all his books...

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Summary: Sensual words from planet earth
Review: What other poet could possibly capture the melancholy of the ocean at night into words like Pablo Neruda. In this powerful collection Neruda strings together a necklace from the sexual, slow, sad, and rain-soaked pearls of his poetry. I recommend this book for your soul.

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Summary: A Song of Songs for this century.
Review: Wonderfully sensuous without being overtly explicit. Dobyns' rich illustrations serve Neruda's work well. I wonder if a man considered to be a "poet for the people" connected to the political lives of the working and the oppressed ever realized that so many of us would consider him to be such a romantic.

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Summary: Ethereal, absolutely breathtaking.
Review: Words fail. Buy it.

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Summary: Not Bukowski
Review: Yea, Neurda is cool and all but if you really want to read about love and despair you should be reading Bukowski.