Description
Pablo Neruda wrote the poems in Los versos del capitán as a celebration of his love for his third wife, Matilde Urrutia – a love affair that is itself celebrated in the acclaimed film Il Postino. Originally published anonymously in 1952 to spare his second wife’s feelings, this bilingual edition is the book’s first publication in Britain. Brian Cole’s translations display all the qualities of vivid imagery, sensuousness, simplicity and passion for which Neruda’s poetry is famous.







Counting Backwards
Swansea Automatic
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova
Reference Points
Peace Poems and meditations on peace
Dog Poems
Let's Celebrate!
River Lane
Pretend You Don't Know Me
The 'White City'
Strong in the Rain
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Red Devon
The Skies Above My Eyes
Let Us Compare Mythologies
Poems