The captain's verses = Los versos del Capitán : the love poems

The Captain's Verses was first published anonymously in 1952, some years before Neruda married Matilde Urrutia - the one with "the fire / of an unchained meteor" - to whom he had addressed these poems of love, ecstasy, devotion, and fury. Our bilingual edition is seen by many as the most intimate and passionate volume of Neruda's love poetry, capturing all the erotic energy of a new love. The Nobel Prize winner's classic collection of love poems Pablo Neruda, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, finished writing The Captain's Verses in 1952 while in exile on the island of Capri—the paradisal setting for the blockbuster film Il Postino (The Postman). Surrounded by sea, sun, and Capri's natural splendors, Neruda addressed these poems to his lover Matilde Urrutia before they were married, but didn't publish them publicly until 1963. This complete, bilingual collection has become a classic for love-struck readers around the world—passionately sensuous, and exploding with all the erotic energy of a new love. Pablo Neruda finished writing The Captain's Verses in 1952 while in exile on the island of Capri. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the island, Neruda addressed these poems of love, ecstasy, devotion, and fury to his lover, Matilde Urrutia. This complete bilingual edition has become a classic for love struck readers around the world passionate, sensuous and burning with all the energy of new love