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Love Poems Paperback – January 17, 2008

by Pablo Neruda (Author), Donald D. Walsh (Translator)

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Sensual, earthy love poems that formed the basis for the popular movie Il Postino, now in a beautiful gift book perfect for weddings, Valentine's Day, anniversaries, or just to say "I love you!"

Charged with sensuality and passion, Pablo Neruda’s love poems caused a scandal when published anonymously in 1952. In later editions, these verses became the most celebrated of the Noble Prize winner’s oeuvre, captivating readers with earthbound images that reveal in gentle lingering lines an erotic re-imagining of the world through the prism of a lover’s body: "today our bodies became vast, they grew to the edge of the world / and rolled melting / into a single drop / of wax or meteor...." Written on the paradisal island of Capri, where Neruda "took refuge" in the arms of his lover Matilde Urrutia, Love Poems embraces the seascapes around them, saturating the images of endless shores and waves with a new, yearning eroticism. This wonderful book collects Neruda’s most passionate verses.

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"It is difficult to find an analogue for the sustained passion and gentleness communicated in this absolutely stunning apotheosis of the poetry of sexual love."
― Library Journal

"One of the greatest major poets of the twentieth century."
― The New York Times Book Review

"It is hard not to be swept away by the urgency of his language, and that’s especially so when he seems swept away."
― The New Yorker

"The greatest poet of the twentieth century―in any language."
― Gabriel García Márquez

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Directions; Bilingual edition (January 17, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0811217299
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0811217293
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.1 x 0.3 x 6 inches

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Pablo Neruda is regarded as the greatest Latin American poet of the 20th century. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971, his breadth of vision and wide range of themes are extraordinary, and his work continues to inspire new generations of writers.

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Customers find the poetry in this collection beautiful and delightful. They appreciate the translations from Spanish to English, printed on pages facing each other. Many consider it a lovely gift for poetry lovers. The book is inexpensive and easy to carry around.

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Customers enjoy the poetry in the book. They find the words delightful and amazing. The collection of poems by Pablo Neruda is great, with each poem written in Spanish and English. The author is described as a master of verse and a true lover of life.

"...This is her favorite poet. She had mentioned that she had read this somewhere before and loved it." Read more

"...imagery and figurative language to create a relationship that is fairly realistic. Throughout his work, Neruda helps the reader visualize his..." Read more

"...But I love the quirky quality of the poet's mind. He writes a poem to his lover's feet, for example. Everything he writes is unexpected...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the translation of the book. They find the Spanish and English translations excellent, with the original Spanish text included. The dual language feature is appealing, and the simple layout of the English and Spanish is appreciated.

"...because I'm learning Spanish (or trying to), and the dual language feature is very appealing. I do recommend it highly as a language study aid...." Read more

"...I love the cover design and how it contains the original Spanish version on the left with the translated version on the right of every poem included...." Read more

"...enjoy reading this book of poems having it in French and then English is just amazing. I love it...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's gift value. They find it a nice Valentine's Day gift, wedding shower favor, and gift for poetry lovers.

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"...If you’ve never read his work, give it a try. This is an inexpensive book ... would make a lovely little Christmas gift." Read more

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Customers find the book easy to carry around. They appreciate the simple layout in English and Spanish.

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I didn’t even receive the product! When it came in the package all that was there was cardboard that says Maybelline NewYork The Falsies!!!
Tiny and cute
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2025
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I guess I should had read the description. It is a very small book lol. However, this was bought for my daughter for a valentines gift. This is her favorite poet. She had mentioned that she had read this somewhere before and loved it.

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Love Poems by Pablo Neruda illustrates love as something real
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Love Poems by Pablo Neruda illustrates love as something real, as opposed to the overly done, cheesy love poems that we are so familiar with. Despite not being a huge fan of romance novels and movies, I sincerely liked this book and would recommend it to couples, hopeless romantics, and just about anyone looking for a good book. Throughout the book he uses beautiful imagery and figurative language to create a relationship that is fairly realistic.
Throughout his work, Neruda helps the reader visualize his world with his use of imagery. He always goes back to nature to describe where he is in that moment. In “The Stolen Branch” he does not blatantly say that he jumped a gate and stole some apples. Instead he uses “We shall climb over the wall in the darkness of the private garden, two shadows in the shadow. Winter is not yet gone, and the apple tree appears”. Neruda also describes the way he sees the woman that he loves. In one of my favorite poems, “The Queen”, he describes her regally with a crystal crown and a red gold carpet that she treads underneath her feet. He also illustrates how she makes him feel but that is another literary device entirely.
Another literary device Neruda uses to illustrate his love and the woman is figurative language. Going back to “The Queen”, when he sees the woman he loves “all the rivers sound… bells shake the sky, and a hymn fills the world.” If all that was really happening the world would be quite terrifying. In the continuing lines he says that the song is only for them. I think what Neruda means is their love is just meant for the two of them, and she is his world. A great example of figurative language is the way he describes her laugh. “The rose, the lanceflower that you pluck, the water that suddenly bursts forth in your joy, the sudden wave of silver born in you.” Her laugh is beautiful, contagious, and joyful. It made him smile even in his worst times and gave him life. It’s the little things that bring us joy.
I have never been a big fan of the romance genre. It is too cheesy and gives unrealistic expectations of love. Love is so much more than what is on the surface. Most love poems are written at the beginning of the relationship, towards the end of the poet’s life when they have already been through the rough patches of a relationship and have accepted each other’s flaws, or when they break up. Neruda writes during the point of the relationship where they are still figuring each other out. In “Forgetting You” he writes that if she moves on to not bother looking for him because he is already long gone, but if she believes that they are meant to be together that he will always be there for her and love her to the end.
I particularly liked this book because Neruda differs so much from classic European love poems. While he still uses beautiful imagery and figurative language to tell of his love for this woman, he stills keeps it in a fairly realistic point of view.

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Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2016
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I bought this book because I'm learning Spanish (or trying to), and the dual language feature is very appealing. I do recommend it highly as a language study aid. The poems are not hard to follow, and the flow of language is exquisitely beautiful, a real incentive to learn Spanish! I have my tutor recite these poems to give me a sense of the cadence of the language.

This is my first experience of Pablo Neruda, and I'm an instant fan. Normally my taste runs more to prose than to poetry. But I love the quirky quality of the poet's mind. He writes a poem to his lover's feet, for example. Everything he writes is unexpected. There are none of the usual love cliches, no gushing. Neruda's emotions are wonderfully idiosyncratic, somehow unsentimental and quite exhilarating.

Some of the poems are short and very accessible. Others are longer, bordering on surreal, full of bizarre imagery. All are as passionate as you'd expect from a Latin lover. The translation seems excellent to me, in both word choice and feeling very close to the original.

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ImBusyRightNow
More of a pamphlet than a book
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2024
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Good read but doesn't justify cost.

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Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2024
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Great condition and it has each poem in Spanish and English.

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Lovely.
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2019
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Very nice little book, which I’m enjoying. It’s small and lightweight, so it’s not difficult to hold. I’ve loved Neruda’s poetry for years. If you’ve never read his work, give it a try. This is an inexpensive book ... would make a lovely little Christmas gift.

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Brittany
Beautiful poetry in a pretty, pocket sized book
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018
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I love Pablo Neruda and this collection of poems of his is great. I love the cover design and how it contains the original Spanish version on the left with the translated version on the right of every poem included. It’s a nice little pocket sized book that you could take with you or put on a coffee table for reading

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Jonathan Coppe
Wooden translation of some beautiful content
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2019
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Reading this was enough to get a sense of the weary, triumphant spirit that is so alive in Neruda’s work. But the translation is clunky, far too literal, and an obstacle to connecting with the passion that is so clearly at the heart of the poetry. It is so bad that at times it even became impossible to follow the ideas of the poem. Very disappointing, since I’ve read good translations of a few Neruda poems that I loved, which is why I bought this book.

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Amara Stangeland
Simply lovely.
Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2019
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I enjoyed this little piece of Pablo Neruda’s work. Lovely read for the hopeless romantic. There are Spanish/English versions of each poem in this book which was nice and helpful in learning Spanish as well.

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Best gift for your soulmate.
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Mind = Blown

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A classic
Reviewed in Mexico on February 19, 2018
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High quality for a pocket size book.
Beautiful cover perfect for a gift with the best love poems by Pablo Neruda.
The poems are in two languages (Spanish and English)

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Anna Pearce
His style of writing
Reviewed in Australia on March 14, 2020
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Wish I could write like him.....

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