He was born Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto (Nef-ta
He was born Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto (Nef-tall-EE Ree-CAR-do RAY-ays Bah-so-ALL-toe) and took his penname when writing poems for the magazine Selva Austral. He began writing at the age of ten, and was later taught by Gabriela Mistral. His collections include 100 Love Sonnets as well as Odes to Common Things. He was appointed consul to Burma and later became a Marxist. In 1953, he was awarded the Stalin Prize, and in 1971, he earned the Nobel Prize in Literature. FTP, name this Chilean poet who wrote Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair.          |
He was born Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto (Nef-tall-EE Ree-CAR-do RAY-ays Bah-so-ALL-toe) and took his penname when writing poems for the magazine Selva Austral.
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