I absolutely adored this week’s readings, as I love reading poetry above anything else. I have already read some of Pablo Neruda’s poems so I decided to go for Gabriela Mistral and I think it has been / will be the best choice I will make this term. There is something about poetry written by […]
I was excited to read from this week’s author considering I had heard much about her but never got around to reading her work. I once went to a Spanish school named after Gabriel Mistral with only had a vague idea of her celebrated legacy as a Chilean poet. To be honest, I’ve always been […]
I am choosing, for my own sake, to not respond to the possessive manner Neruda describes (and objectifies) the AFAB body, and the violence which undertones it. It’s hard for me to separate the art from the artist, particularly when it’s related to sexual violence. Clearly I hadn’t explored his work deeply enough (or these […]
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As someone who doesn’t read poetry frequently, I was thoroughly impressed by Pablo Neruda’s Twenty Love Poems. The simple and easy-to-understand yet emotional and powerful words of Pablo Neruda made this a particularly delightful read. Neruda’s u…
As someone who doesn’t read poetry frequently, I was thoroughly impressed by Pablo Neruda’s Twenty Love Poems. The simple and easy-to-understand yet emotional and powerful words of Pablo Neruda made this a particularly delightful read. Neruda’s u…
Reading Neruda’s poems I vision myself in a dream – hovering above the landscapes that he uses to emphasize the raw and vulnerable parts of his female subjects. Although I never really got a good idea of what was going on – the image and metaphor…
Reading Neruda’s poems I vision myself in a dream – hovering above the landscapes that he uses to emphasize the raw and vulnerable parts of his female subjects. Although I never really got a good idea of what was going on – the image and metaphor…
Pablo Neruda’s Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair was a beautiful read. As I watched the lecture video before I read the book, I was able to set aside the controversies surrounding the author and focus solely on the work itself. Accordingly, I will only reflect on the work itself and the author […]
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After learning about Neruda and the choices he made, I wasn’t sure what to expect when reading this. However, I was surprised by the poems I read because some were sweet and softer, compared to what I was expecting. I quite enjoyed the different poems that were written because while the theme (women) was consistent throughout, […]
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I was very excited for two main reasons for this week’s reading. One is because I like poetry; it might…
Posted in Blogs, Mistral | Tagged with Gabriela Mistral
