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Love Sonnets

A collection of sonnets by Pablo Neruda, published in <em>The Atlantic</em> in 1986
Source: Miki Lowe

Pablo Neruda is one of the most famous poets of the 20th century, but he left a more complicated legacy than many realize.” and a voice for the oppressed, challenging aristocracy and dictatorship in Chile and across the world. And since his death in 1973, he has been remembered especially for his celebrations of love and sexuality—as one scholar , as a “frank, sensuous spokesman for love.”

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