The Essential Neruda
Selected Poems

More than a hundred years after his birth, Pablo Nerudas poetry is as vital and beloved as ever. This collection presents fifty of the most essential poems by one of historys greatest poets in dynamic new translations, the result of an unprecedented collaboration among a team of poets, translators, and the worlds leading Neruda scholars. A definitive selection that draws from the entire breadth of Nerudas various styles, themes, and periods, The Essential Neruda breathes new life and understanding into the world of one of Latin Americasand the worldstreasures.