Love: Ten Poems

by Pablo Neruda

Book Overview

Poems from the Film Il Postino. The poems collected in this book are at the heart of the film Il Postino, a cinematic fantasy spun from an apocryphal incident in the life of the Chilean poet and Nobel... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786881488
• ISBN13: 9780786881482
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Miramax Books
• Length: 43 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 4.9" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

May Your Heart Break Loose On the Wind

POETRY by Pablo Neruda And it was at that age...Poetry arrived in search of me. I don't know, I don't know where it came from, from winter or a river. I don't know how or when, no, they were not voices, they were not words, nor silence, but from a street I was summoned, from the branches of night, abruptly from the others, among violent fires or returning alone, there I was without a face and it touched me. I did not know what to say, my mouth had no way with names my eyes were blind, and something started in my soul, fever or forgotten wings, and I made my own way, deciphering that fire and I wrote the first faint line, faint, without substance, pure nonsense, pure wisdom of someone who knows nothing, and suddenly I saw the heavens unfastened and open, planets, palpitating plantations, shadow perforated, riddled with arrows, fire and flowers, the winding night, the universe. And I, infinitesimal being, drunk with the great starry void, likeness, image of mystery, I felt myself a pure part of the abyss, I wheeled with the stars, my heart broke loose on the wind. When I first read this poem, something within me blossomed. It was as if Neruda had found a way to pry open my soul and let the True Light, the True Love, and the True Life of my life to finally come forth; naked, unashamed, and gloriously beautiful. Even though this book only contains ten little poems, you will get so much enjoyment out of each and every one of them. I even gave a copy of this book to someone whose primary reading interests were that of Mad Magazine and the classifieds and he said he never imagined that reading could be so sensual and yet so soulful. May your heart and soul break wide open and may the radiant jewels that are within come forth for all to see. Peace and blessings...

Romantic and Sensual

Love, Ten Poems by Pablo Neruda is a romantic short collection by one of the most sensual and romantic poets I have ever read. Neruda draws all of your senses into his world and you want to stay there, never to leave. One wants to find the beauty as he paints it for you, the reader. His wife is the muse of most of his love sonnets. As Neruda says, "Love is so short, forgetting is so long."I recommend this incredible poet to all who love to read poetry and to those who long to find their love and especially to those who have that love in their life. Neruda's romance will stir your heart and have you soaring. Read it with your significant other and the emotions will carry you both up and away. Neruda's poems are powerful and their beauty sears into your heart with his words echoing long after. These poems were featured in the movie, The Postman. You cannot help feeing affected by the power of Neruda. He has to be one of THE most powerful masters of the written word.

absolutely beautiful

I found this book after watching Il Postino and thought it would be a great way to work on my Spanish since it's bilingual. These poems are so touching and strong. I recommend this to everyone who can appreciate the beauty of love and the flow of Neruda's poetry.

After you read the book, listen to the CD & watch the film!

I never read Neruda before. I was opened up to his world through the movie "Il Postino," a bittersweet, funny fictitious movie about Neruda and an aspiring poet (a postman). He recited poems there and....I had to watch it again and again. Then, I discovered the CD with all these name stars reading his poems: Sting, Andy Garcia, madonna, Ralph Fiennes. As if that wasn't enough, I found this book! Ahhhhh! Romantic bliss on those dreamy nights with your signficant other. Believe me, if you want to sweep me off my feet (and I believe my female friends would all agree), send a girl this book, and you'll get her attention (and later, maybe her heart).

Neruda grabs you and won't let you go!

I highly recommend Pablo Neruda's Love: Ten Poems to everyone. In this piece, Neruda exposes his skill of using description to create beautiful language. Love: Ten Poems exemplifies language at it's best. In this book, Neruda brings life to his words and makes you feel more alive than ever. Pablo Neruda's Love: Ten Poems kidnaps its readers and takes them hostage to another world. In this dream world, Neruda uses unique descriptives to pull your elusive emotions from your chest and lay them out for you to stare upon. Before reading Love: Ten Poems, I had never seen love in "moon lines", watched hope "travel in the wind", or gazed upon the despair of a "shattered night, all between two covers of a book. Pablo Neruda's Love: Ten Poems is a must read for all. By depicting emotions with flowing words, Neruda brings timeless enjoyment to his readers. If you want to experiance Language at its best I highly recommend reading Pablo Neruda's Love: Ten Poems.