Essay On Pablo Neruda

The Curious Life of Pablo Neruda “In love you loosened yourself like seawater”, spoken beautifully from talented, poignant, and political Pablo Neruda (Neruda). He was born Ricardo Eliecer Neftali Reyes Basoalto, on July 12, 1904, in Parral, Chile (“Pablo Neruda- Biographical”). Son of Jose del Carmen Reyes Morales and Rosa Basoalto Opazo (“Biography of Pablo”). Neruda, attempting to hinder his father’s influence on his writing, published his work under the pen name “Pablo Neruda” to conceal his love and accomplishments from his father who deemed his passion for writing inappropriate (“Biography of Pablo”). Pablo Neruda was an outspoken political activist and poet who offered his beautifully structured words to the public, inspiring generations to stand up and fight, love passionately, write poems, and share their words.

While he attended and studied at the University of Chile, he managed to publish some of his most well-known works. Unfortunately, as his intention of becoming a writer became clear to his father, he stopped sending money to him (“Biography of Pablo”). As a result, Neruda faced poverty and many other obstacles. In 1923, to finance the publication of “Crepusculario” his first book, he sold his possessions. Two poems he wrote during that time, “Twenty Love Poems” and “A Song of Despair” fueled his rise to popularity and recognition. The success of these works and recognition allowed him to make the decision to drop out of the University of Chile and focus on his writing (“Pablo Neruda”). His father’s refusal to accept his writing was a hindrance for Neruda, but it did not stop him from becoming one of the most well-known writers in the world. The obstacles he faced from his family inspired many of his poems, because of the beautiful truth of rejection. Ultimately, his father died on May 1938 in Temuco, Chile (“Biography of