Conger Chowder, A Large Tuna in the Market, and an Artichoke are some of the subject of his (*) Elemental Odes, and the title city becomes a metaphor for the history and identity of South America in his The Heights of Macchu Picchu.   
One poem by this poet contains the refrain "I like it when you're silent because you seem distant."  The speaker sobs at the thought of barbershops and is "sick of being a man" in his poem Walking Around.  Conger Chowder, A Large Tuna in the Market, and an Artichoke are some of the subject of his (*) Elemental Odes, and the title city becomes a metaphor for the history and identity of South America in his The Heights of Macchu Picchu.   For 10 points, name this Chilean poet of Canto General and Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair.
One poem by this poet contains the refrain "I like it when you're silent because you seem distant."  
Pablo {Neruda} [accept Neftali Ricardo {Reyes} Basoalto]