My first anthology that I'm reviewing... 
 A collection of love poems to his wife by the Chilean Nobel Prize winning author, poet Pablo Neruda, written in 1952, but published many years later. The anthology traces his courting, marriage and time apart from his wife, when he was exiled to escape Pinochet's dictatorship. 
 The poems are simply written and easy to follow - a testament to the Spanish translations. While there doesn't appear to be any complex rhyming or metering, the poems are passionate and sensuous. Metaphors of geography, animals, nature, the human body add complexity to the imagery of his writing. Some poems have a slow, languid rhythm while others are faster, quirky and playful - both styles adding to the intensity of his feelings. While primarily themed around love, there are some poems that cleverly intertwine politics, class struggles and poverty to the main theme. 
 Overall, a deeply visceral read, made all the more tragic by his life but a triumphant celebration of love and all it's vagaries. #MustRead.