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Ca  presents ERUDA: July 12, 2004 to July 11, 2005 Tribute to the South American poet and statesman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1971 on the hundredth anniversary of his birth 50 institutions and cultural groups across North Texas participating in 40 cultural and educational events   Born in Chile on July 12, 1904, Pablo Neruda created romantic and epic poetry as well as drama and prose that captured the essence of America. Neruda was Latin America’s most prominent 20th century poetic voice. His simple words inspired generations of lovers and gave voice to the common struggles of peasants, miners, factory workers. His love for the Americas burst forth in images of the sea and the flora and fauna. Neruda was much more than a Nobel Prize winning poet. He was a diplomat, an ambassador to France, a communist senator, a candidate for the presidency of Chile, a political fugitive, the winner of the World Peace Prize. His friends ranged from carpenters and fishermen to Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera, Gandhi, Che Guevara and Salvador Allende. Neruda was known as the poet of the people, the voice for the voiceless who fought passionately for social justice. “Poetry is an act of peace,” he wrote. “Peace goes into the making of a poet as flour goes into the making of bread.” Neruda was the most prominent 20th century poetic voice of Latin America, a man whose voice resonates to all our international populations. Lover, political activist, the voice of the common man--Pablo Neruda speaks to todays concerns and all people. This Teacher’s Guide was prepared by Anne Marie Weiss-Armush, President of DFW International, for the Tribute to Pablo Neruda centennial festival. It is offered FREE of charge and may be downloaded from our website at . Questions may be addressed to neruda@ . We are especially grateful to Teresa Nguyen, student at the Southern Methodist University