Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon: Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda

This is not a collection of sensual, erotic love poetry, as one would be inclined to think from the title. There are sensual, erotic love poems in it, but what this collection contains is a broader love poetry, a poetry where the poet, and, consequently, the reader, become lost in the adoration of the beauty of whatever natural object, person, or thing Neruda meditates upon. If you have ever found yourself lost in the beauty of simple things, feeling that they should be celebrated--if you are a lover, this collection of poetry will bring smile after smile and tear after tear to your face.

Having been interested in Neruda since seeing the movie "Il Postino," I've glanced at several collections for over 3 years, but never took a book home for my own. Looking for a collection that contained "Ode to Laziness" (one of my favorite subjects), I found and purchased Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon. I sat down in a big chair on a Sunday afternoon and opened it to the first page and the love affair started there. Usually, I read a book of poems randomly, just flipping here and there, looking for whatever surprizes me. For some unknown reason, I started this book from the beginning with Mitchell's introduction, then read the first poem. I couldn't help myself as I read one poem and then another till I had carefully read almost every one. Pure spirit, pure soul. Each poem is a love poem to the most simple, everyday, ordinary things of this world--his suit, his socks, his watch--engaging us to see a sheer web of grace that runs through out our lives. Put another way, Neruda sees and shows us a world that shimmers and loves us as fully as we love it.Many thanks to S. Mitchell for creating this collection.

I love you as the plant that doesn't bloom and carrieshidden within itself the light of those flowers,and thanks to your love, darkly in my bodylives the dense fragrance that rises from the earth.~NerudaAfter reading "Full Woman, Fleshy Apple, Hot Moon" and  The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems  I must say that I found something in each book to love. After now experiencing Neruda's more general poems I've also decided that I love Neruda's love poems best. Three of the poems in this book I also enjoyed were about animals. The "Ode to a Black Panther" is sad and the poem about horses, mysterious. I also liked "Cat's Dream." If you are trying to decided between the two books I'd buy The Essential Neruda first as that is really my favorite."The best of the ocean calls meto myself"~The Rebecca Review

You can never go wrong with Pablo Neruda, even in translation, and this translation is excellent. I enjoyed the book very much.

I love Pablo Neruda. The translations were accurate and the book is well laid out. the spanish on one side and the english on the other. Not a love poem book though. More about all the beauty in the tangible world. i.e ode to salt

The best and most poetic translation of Neruda ever! A treasurel

I enjoy Pablo Neruda .

Beautiful collection

I love this book of Neruda's selected poems. It has all the ones you most want to saviour again and again, and I like that it has the original Spanish alongside the translation.I buy this book every now and then and give it to friends and family and they are also enchanted. It's a beautiful present to give and receive.

Love itClassic poems to read again and again and again. I enjoy reading this each time I immerse myself in this book

The cover is damaged