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Interview with Pablo Neruda
INTERVIEWER :
Why did you change your name, and why did you choose “Pablo Neruda”?
PABLO NERUDA :
I don’t remember. I was only thirteen or fourteen years old. I remember that it bothered my father very much that I wanted to write. With the best of intentions, he thought that writing would bring destruction to the family and myself and, especially, that it would lead me to a life of complete uselessness.
Websites for Further Reading
- Postcolonial Studies at Emory University : Pablo NerudaPablo Neruda - biography, literary influences, themes and list of works.
- Poetry Foundation : How to Read a Poem by Edward HirschA poetry primer for the uninitiated.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center : How to read a poemGuidelines for reading, understanding, and analysing poetry
Forms of Literature: Poetry
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A short film set in a dystopian future where Natives undergo gruesome surgery to fit into the dominant white culture. Inspired by Pablo Neruda's poem "Walking Around."
*Warning: contains graphic content