It seems impossible that an albatross chick could hold 306 different pieces of plastic in its stomach. Unfortunately, it isn't. Nov 4, 2009
Astonishing though this sight was, I found it impossible to catch in words their command of this alien world until I read a poem by the Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda. "The wind sails the open sea/steered by the albatross," it began. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Winners of Nobel Prize in literature since 1960 Oct 8, 2009
1971: Pablo Neruda, Chile. 1970: Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russia. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
A Visit to Isla Negra, Home of Poet... Oct 5, 2009
A Visit to Isla Negra, Home of Poet Pablo Neruda. A Visit to Isla Negra, Home of Poet Pablo Neruda ... Pablo Neruda was a big man who sacrificed comfort for aesthetics to create a ship-like feel in his home, Isla Negra. (Suite101.com)
Bronx bus-ride 'Beauty' is just the ticket Sep 18, 2009
Throughout your journey, the narration is delivered via headphones -- live (by Sarah Nina Hayon) and taped (by Raul Castillo and Randy Danson) -- alternating between poetical musings by the likes of Pablo Neruda and James Baldwin and sharp-edged social commentary about the changing real estate scene ... Throughout your journey, the narration is delivered via headphones -- live (by Sarah Nina Hayon) and taped (by Raul Castillo and Randy Danson) -- alternating between poetical musings by the likes... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Student explores the meaning of love through the eyes of the heartbroken and the lovesick Sep 11, 2009
Even Chilean poet Pablo Neruda blatantly confronts the futility of love by writing, "I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way." It's the topic that has made the macho-est of men prance around their dorms like 14-year-old girls, huddling over their phone deciphering a simple text. Ladies, you know we're not any better. (Daily Orange, NY)
* Truth to power Aug 16, 2009
He was a poet for the nation, very much like Pablo Neruda for Chile, recalled Ai. His poetry influenced a whole generation of intellectuals to become revolutionaries. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Wait, That Says Google?! Jul 16, 2009
Google posted this logo on its search page on July 12 in selected countries in honor of Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and politician. This illustration seems to allude to his anthology. (Slate)
Why art is vital to freedom Jul 4, 2009
Pablo Neruda did it in Chile by using poetry and fiction to undermine and ultimately overturn a regime, and Vaclav Havel used plays and poems similarly in the former Czechoslovakia. In the United States, we don't murder artists but we do have culturally specific weapons for killing their work: We lower their status, minimize their contributions, and we cut their funding. (Christian Science Monitor)
In Lesley Dill's installations, words and images coalesce May 23, 2009
The artist does not attempt to embody Dickinson's poems, nor those of Pablo Neruda or Salvador Espriu, whose words she also harvests. She often borrows just a single line. (Boston Globe)
Book Review Under Milk Wood by Dy... May 17, 2009
Whereas Thomas s poetry provokes thought and emotion through its simplicity, sadness, and pure depression much in the same way that the work of Sylvia Plath, Pablo Neruda, and Morrissey operates his play for voices translates poorly to the page. A Play For Voices. (Suite101.com)
Flying jewels': Hummingbirds among world's most beautiful and acrobatic creatures May 16, 2009
PHILADELPHIA -- The Chilean poet Pablo Neruda wrote about the hummingbird: "Flying spark of water. Incandescent drop of American fire. Lighted summary of jungle, precise celestial rainbow...". His words perfectly capture the evanescent habit of these tiny creatures, among the most exquisite and beloved in the garden. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Britain's ban of Savage decried by detractors May 6, 2009
While civil libertarians say the practice intensified after the passage of the Patriot Act in 2001, it recalls Cold War fears when people like Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, a communist, was kept out of the United States. The letter cited people who been barred from entering the United States, including Adam Habib, a South African professor and human rights activist, Rafael de Jesus Gallego Romero, a Colombian priest who is a critic of his government, and Tariq Ramadan, a Swiss national who is a... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Regional Roundup (970) Apr 1, 2009
The course will focus on Latin-American literary masters such as poets Pablo Neruda, Nicanor Parra and Carlos Mart;nez Rivas, as well as shorts stories by "Boom" writers such as Julio Cort;zar and Nobel-prize winning author Gabriel Garc;a M;rquez. The course will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. April 25 and 26, and costs 118. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Catching up with Lawrence Ferlinghetti Mar 20, 2009
Wide-open poetry refers to what Pablo Neruda told me in Cuba in 1950 at the beginning of the Fidelista revolution: Neruda said, "I love your wide-open poetry.". He was either referring to the wide-ranging content of my poetry, or, in a different mode, to the poetry of the Beats. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Denial of US visas on ideological grounds protested Mar 19, 2009
The letter recalled that during the Cold War, Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and Italian playwright Dario Fo were barred from entering the United States. The ACLU has published a report calling for a fundamental review of the security measures contained in the Patriot Act. (India Times)
Romantic Movies Improve Italian Lan... Feb 11, 2009
A shy village postman who makes friends with the famed Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, living in exile, who helps him find his own voice in his pursuit the woman with whom he has fallen in love. Written by Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, and Massimo Troisi; based on the novel Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skarm;ta; with poems by Pablo Naruda; directed by Michael Radford. (Suite101.com)
Save yourself: You don’t have to break the bank to show some love Feb 8, 2009
Pablo Neruda is a master of love poems: his love sonnets are great, but he has many other poems as well, most of them to his wife. Kim Addonizio has a lot of poems about crazy, destructive erotic desire. (Winona Daily News, MN)
