Pablo Neruda (July 12, 1904 - September 23, 1973) was a poet and diplomat of Chile and one of the great poets of the 20th century. He started writing from childhood days but considered as a poet of national level at the age of 20 after publication of his second collection Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair. He occupied many diplomatic positions in various countries during his lifetime and served a term as a Senator for the Chilean Communist Party. Due to political reasons he had to live in exile from 1948-52. In 1971, he was awarded Nobel Prize for literature. He died in cancer on September 23, 1973.
