Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

Synopsis

A sensual, tender collection to be cherished by lovers new and oldpablo neruda was probably the greatest and certainly the most prolific of twentieth-century latin american poets. This, his third collection, veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada, or, twenty love poems and a song of despair, was first published in 1924 and attracted international acclaim. Still adored the world over, the collection is ambitiously metaphorical and sensuous.