Jul 12 2024
Pablo Neruda, a name that resonates with passion, revolution, and the power of words. This Chilean poet-diplomat carved his place in literary history with verses that spoke to the heart and ignited the soul. The Birth of a Poet Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto on this day July 12, 1904, the young Pablo adopted …
Jul 14 2021
the tomato,star of earth, recurrentand fertilestar,displaysits convolutions,its canals,its remarkable amplitudeand abundance,no pit,no husk,no leaves or thorns,the tomato offersits giftof fiery colorand cool completeness. -from Ode to Tomatoes, Pablo Neruda Neruda understood the suggestive majesty of the tomato, that culinary conundrum – both a fruit and a vegetable!, omnipresent and visually intriguing, memorialized as much on Warhol’s soup can as …
