Pablo Neruda and Poetry?

Jonie Lauria: he's speaking from a private point of view. that's his view of authentic poetry; that's what it does for him and what he brings to it. a touch romanticised and classical view i could say yet even then, in simple terms concerning a definite, possibly, maximum often used , type (there are the classical romanticists that positioned across disappointment and inner torment (if that may no longer a contradiction in words)). possibly, extra wisely, from poetry emerges peace; nonetheless into it ought to bypass angst, melancholy (ahh, how suitable is the melancholic poet!) and a sundry of detrimental thoughts and ideas. The birthing of catharsis as conceived with the aid of sorrow; properly, a minimum of for a speedy collectively as....Show more

Shandi Wedge: Neruda's body of poetry is so rich and varied that it defies classification or easy summary. It developed along four main directions, however. His love poetry, such as the youthful Twenty Love Poems and t! he mature Los versos del Capitán (1952; The Captain's Verses), is tender, melancholy, sensuous, and passionate. In “material” poetry, such as Residencia en la tierra, loneliness and depression immerse the author in a subterranean world of dark, demonic forces. His epic poetry is best represented by Canto general, which is a Whitmanesque attempt at reinterpreting the past and present of Latin America and the struggle of its oppressed and downtrodden masses toward freedom. And finally there is Neruda's poetry of common, everyday objects, animals, and plants, as in Odas elementales. These four trends correspond to four aspects of Neruda's personality: his passionate love life; the nightmares and depression he experienced while serving as a consul in Asia; his commitment to a political cause; and his ever-present attention to details of daily life, his love of things made or grown by human hands. Many of his other books, such as Libro de las preguntas (1974; “Book of Que! stions”), reflect philosophical and whimsical questions abou! t the present and future of humanity. Neruda was one of the most original and prolific poets to write in Spanish in the 20th century, but despite the variety of his output as a whole, each of his books has unity of style and purpose....Show more