on July 12, 1904, in Parral, Chile. His mother, a teacher, died of tuberculosis not long after he was born, and his father, a railway worker, discouraged his interest in poetry. A school principal, Gabriela Mistral, who later became a Nobel Laureate herself, encouraged his passion. The young man spent time translating the great poets, such as Blake and Shakespeare, but credited Walt Whitman with being one of his strongest influences.
from findingDulcinea: Happy Birthday: Pablo Neruda, the "People's Poet" of Chile
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