He was born Neftalí Ricardo Reyes y Basoalto in 1904, but he changed his name in order to protect hi
He was born Neftalí Ricardo Reyes y Basoalto in 1904, but he changed his name in order to protect his family's honor if his literary exploits were unsuccessful. He was dispatched to Burma in 1927, where his poetry very heavily dwelt on the notion of death. This was four years before his first volume, Crespusculario, was published, and three years before his most famous work. FTP, identify this Chilean poet, best known for his 20 Love Poems and a Song of Despair.
He was born Neftalí Ricardo Reyes y Basoalto in 1904, but he changed his name in order to protect his family's honor if his literary exploits were unsuccessful.
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