Veinte Poemas de Amor Y Una Cancion Desesperada. Cien Sonetos de Amor.: And a Desperate Song - Pablo Neruda - Bog

First published in 1924, "Viente Poemas de Amor y una Cancion Desperada remains among Neruda's most popular work. Daringly metaphorical, these poems are based upon his own private associations. Their sensuous use of nature symbolism to celebrate love and to express grief has not been surpassed in the literature of our century. This edition offers the original Spanish text, with masterly translations by W.S. Merwin on facing pages.