I’m back to share with you some angsty love poems from Mirtha Michelle Castro Marmol’s bilingual book of poems, Elusive Loves/ Amores Esquivos, which was released in 2015. In the first post of this four-part series, I mentioned…
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Mirtha Michelle’s Tell Me
I’m back to share with you some angsty love poetry from Mirtha Michelle Castro Marmol‘s bilingual book of poems, Elusive Loves/ Amores Esquivos, which was released in 2015. In the first post of this four-part…
Mirtha Michelle’s “The Question” and “Everything”
Puedo ser tu fuego, pero tienes que prometerme que nunca me apagarás… I could be your flame, but you must promise to never put me out… Passionate lines such as these mark…
Mirtha Michelle’s Let’s Live A Love Story
I can’t resist a love story or a love poem. I came across Mirtha Michelle Castro Marmol while browsing poetry by Latinas. She is an actress, writer and poet; author of the best-selling Letters, To…
Pablo Neruda’s “Leaning Into The Afternoons”
Leaning into the afternoons is another poem about love by Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda. The first time I read it, I got a sense of an older person talking to his love. Perhaps senility was playing its…
Pablo Neruda’s Here I Love You
Here I Love you is a poem about love once again. This time our poet speaks to his departed beloved. She has gone ‘there’ while he remains ‘here’. The sadness that echoes through the line…
Pablo Neruda’s In My Sky At Twilight
The passion of love, the passion of life are brilliantly evoked in Pablo Neruda’s poetry. He wrote about love, the effects of being in love, the fire, the agony and the despair of love lost. …
Pablo Neruda’s Clenched Soul
Another Neruda poem written in his very romantic style and showcasing the passion and sentimentalism of his expression. “Clenched Soul” is a poem to express love, love and longing for a beloved who is…
Pablo Neruda’s “The Sea”
The sea, the ocean, the beach is a part of my soul. Some of my happiest memories are tied to the sea. I’ve sat on the sand and pondered life. I’ve walked along the shore…
Pablo Neruda’s “I Like For You To Be Still”
When you love someone, is it enough to know you love them? In this poem by Pablo Neruda, the poet describes his feelings for his love, understanding her feelings from her silence. He acts accordingly so…