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.







On the Motion and Immobility of Douve
101 Poems About Childhood
The Handle of the Door
The Moon Before Morning
Hansel and Gretel
The Lover's Pinch
Selected Poetry
This Is Yarrow
Comic Poems
Dog Poems
New and Selected Poems, Volume Two
A Quarter of an Hour
Gold from the Stone
Ten Poems of Kindness
States of Happiness
Steep Tea
Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods
Just Like Brothers
River Lane
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats