Short biography of Lucila Godoy de Alcayaga (aka Gabriela Mistral), Chilean teacher, diplomat, and gifted poet.

Apr 10, 2007 - Tel Asiado

Brief biography of Pablo Neruda, considered the best South American poet known for "Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada."

Nov 20, 2007 - Tel Asiado

Pablo Neruda, a man who knew hunger, showed a great appreciation of food in his four books of odes. This poem exudes astonishing love for the potato.

Jun 11, 2010 - Maria Jacketti

In this ode, Neruda's trees are stony, yet alive.

Jun 17, 2010 - Maria Jacketti

Neruda wrote this poem to encourage his people - and himself.

Jun 9, 2010 - Maria Jacketti

Brief biography of Langston Hughes - his life, career, and poetry - a leading author of Harlem Renaissance and creator of character 'Jesse B Simple.'

Nov 23, 2007 - Tel Asiado

Doris Lessing, the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, joins a group of only ten other women who have been named Nobel Laureates in Literature.

Jul 20, 2008 - Lisa Rufle