Pablo Neruda was a 20th century Chilean poet considered one of the greatest poets of all time. Some key facts about Neruda include that he had a sister who was stillborn, he was banned from the US but granted a visa to attend an event, and thousands attended his funeral in defiance of orders from Chilean dictator Pinochet in one of the first protests against the regime. Neruda wrote poems such as "If You Forget Me" and "Ode to My Socks" that have endured in popularity.

1. "the greatest poet of the 20th
century in any language."
Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez

4. "Laughter is the language of the soul."
— Pablo Neruda

5. An extract from Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda

7. Pablo Neruda’s Grave

8. Interesting facts
• He had a sister that was born dead when he was 3 or 4 years
old.
• He was officially banned from the United States,but he was
granted a special visa to attend.
• Chilean leader Pinochet tried to outlaw the public from
attending Neruda’s funeral, but thousands of people broke
curfew and attended anyway. This is considered the first
public protest against Chilean dictators.
• His one poem ‘If You Forget Me” was once famously recited
by Madonna
• The South African musician Johnny Clegg drew heavily on
Neruda in his early work with the band Juluka.

9. Ode To
My Socks
-Pablo Neruda