Neruda

American  

[ne-roo-thah, nuh-roo-duh] / nɛˈru ðɑ, nəˈru də /

noun

1. Pablo Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.

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Neruda British  

/ neˈruða /

noun

1. Pablo (ˈpaβlo), real name Neftali Ricardo Reyes. 1904–73, Chilean poet. His works include Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada (1924) and Canto general (1950), an epic history of the Americas: Nobel prize for literature 1971

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Neruda

Mexico City mayoral candidate Santiago Taboada quoted the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda on social media recently: “They can cut all the flowers, but they can’t stop the spring.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

Between their iconic black-and-white-and-orange covers, the Penguin Classics line offers canonical texts by internationally recognized masters of literature like Pablo Neruda, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Shirley Jackson.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

The case has divided Chileans and the Neruda family.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2023

Neruda died 2 weeks after Pinochet overthrew the Chilean government, from what was believed to be complications of prostate cancer.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 22, 2023

He used to say he wanted to be a poet like Pablo Neruda.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson