Word: neruda
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...time in Chile, which he said was one of the most democratic countries in Latin America, was when "politics and poetry came together" due to the influence of poets such as Pablo Neruda, he said. It was in this setting that he wrote his first novel...
...spiritual--he says he believes his best work focuses on an obscure 13th century religious poet. He is passionate--he learned Spanish to read Pablo Neruda in his native language. And he is, for lack of a better word, simply odd. He plays cymbals during poetry readings. He wears bright multi-colored vests. He has lead groups of men into the woods for 10 days to get 'in touch' with their emotions...
...started his own magazine in the late 1950s, which was first called The Fifties, then The Sixties and finally The Seventies. The magazine aimed to introduce South American and European poets to readers in the U.S. In fact, Bly learned Spanish in order to translate Pablo Neruda, whose poetry he loves for its "passion and fire...
...Quixote. Love, passion and romance are often a welcomed component of aesthetic appreciation. From sketchy Italian men to vast Mediterranean beaches, falling in love (or at least dreaming about it) is an integral part of a heightened attention to the quality of life. From Pablo Neruda to Saavedra Miguel de Cervantes, romance has often sparked personal revelation...
Late in the afternoon at the Grolier Poetry Bookshop on Plympton Street, a little white dog named Jessie greets customers searching for an elusive volume of Blake or perhaps Neruda. Unlike the previous generation of Grolier customers, these come to buy, not to hang out, in the crowded little shop...