Pablo Neruda's Body Of A Woman

Learning more about Pablo Neruda, the Chilean poet/politician, allowed me to better understand his poetry. Neruda did not live an ordinary life: he shed the name “Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto”, was exiled from his home, lived an ocean away in Spain, became communist, returned home from exile, became a diplomat, and was possible assassinated by his doctor. Without a doubt, it all impacted and is reflected in his work.
First and foremost, once aware of Neruda’s political stance --two feet into Communism-- and his life experiences, I was able to analytically look at his work and see the gradual shift from women and their bodies in “Body of a Woman” to speaking out about his friend and fellow poet Cesar Vallejo’s mistreatment and death