Tribute to Pablo Neruda Educational Guide for Teachers Tribute to the South American poet and statesman, winner of The Nobel Prize in Literature 1971 on the hundredth anniversary of his birth prepared by DFW International for the 2004-2005 Tribute www.dfwinternational.org Sponsored by PART II Prose Selections and Biographical presents Material ERUDA: July 12, 2004 to July 11, 2005 Tribute to the South American poet and statesman, Poetry that brings alive a continent's destiny and dreams." We are grateful for the support of “Poetry in harmony with Man and the Earth.” “Poetry with the overflowing vitality of an awakening continent” Born in Chile on July 12, 1904, Pablo Nerud created romantic and epic poetry as well as drama and prose that captured the essence of America. Neruda was Latin America’s most prominent th 20 century poetic voice. His simple words inspired generations lovers and gave voice to the common struggles of peasants, miners, factory workers. His love for the Americas burst forth in images of the sea and the flora and fauna. Contact us at: Neruda was much more than a Nobel Prize winning poet. He
[email protected] was a diplomat, an ambassador to France, a communist senator, a candidate for the presidency of Chile, a political fugitive, the winner of the World Peace Prize. His friends ranged from carpenters and fishermen to Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera, Gandhi, Che Guevara We are grateful for the support of the and Salvador Allende. City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs and the Fundación Pablo Neruda Neruda was known as the "poet of the people", the voice for the voiceless who fought passionately for social justice.