Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada

Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada / Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

Poetry , 1924

Seix Barral

First published in 1924, Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada remains among Pablo Neruda's most popular work. Daringly metaphorical and sensuous, this collection juxtaposes youthful passion with the desolation of grief. Drawn from the poet's most intimate and personal associations, the poems combine eroticism and the natural world with the influence of expressionism and the genius of a master poet.