The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems

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