Pablo Neruda

A poet that I have recently found interest in is Pablo Neruda. I learned of him from our discussions in class. Not only is Pablo Neruda known for his love poems, but I find his overall life and career to be more intriguing.

Did you know:

Pablo Neruda was a supporter of the Communist Party. Due to the corrupt government of Chile during Pablo Neruda’s childhood, he would eventually adopt the ideals of Communism. His poems would frequently involve praising communist leaders at the time such as Stalin and Lenin.

 He was exiled from Chile after the Chile Communist Party came under siege. As we know from the movie, after his exile Pablo Neruda lived in Italy. Pablo Neruda would eventually come back to Chile and actually had an opportunity to run for president. However, he did serve a senator of the communist party.

 On record, Pablo Neruda died due to a heart complication, but he may have been poisoned. After his death in September of 1973, it was assumed that he died of heart failure. Only in the past 10 years did new reports come out that a doctor injected Pablo Neruda with an unauthorized medicine.

There are definitely more interesting facts about the life of Pablo Neruda. What do you guys think are even more intriguing facts about Pablo Neruda. Share your thoughts in the comment below!