Description: This is an English translation of the Spanish texts from Odas elementales 1954 by Pablo Neruda.
Review Quotes:
"In addition to vibrant translations of Neruda's early odes, William Pitt Root has given us a fine introduction about why this gathering matters. In both the original poems and the translations, the high energy is exciting and clear. And having assimilated Neruda's seemingly off-handed style in what he calls these 'tall, slender poetic stalks, ' Root has a world of gifts for us that's powerful and engaging." --James Hoggard, author, Triangles of Light: The Edward Hopper Poems and The Mayor's Daughter