Odes to Common Things

By: Pablo Neruda, Ken Krabbenhoft (Translator), Ferris Cook (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 1 May 1994 | Edition Number 1

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147 Pages

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1.8 x 15.8 x 23.2

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A beautiful collection of 25 odes -- in both English and Spanish -- from one of greatest poets of the twentieth century.

Each poem in this collection is accompanied by a pair of exquisite pencil drawings. From bread and soap to a bed and a box of tea, the "odes to common things" collected here conjure up the essence of their subjects clearly and wondrously.

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Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays Poetry Fiction Modern & Contemporary Fiction Miscellaneous Items

Ode to things	p. 11
Ode to the table	p. 19
Ode to the chair	p. 23
Ode to the bed	p. 29
Ode to the guitar	p. 33
Ode to a violin in California	p. 39
Ode to the dog	p. 45
Ode to the cat	p. 51
Ode to some yellow flowers	p. 57
Ode to a cluster of violets	p. 59
Ode to the gillyflower	p. 63
Ode to a bar of soap	p. 69
Ode to a pair of socks	p. 75
Ode to the dictionary	p. 81
Ode to a pair of scissors	p. 89
Ode to a box of tea	p. 97
Ode to the spoon	p. 101
Ode to the plate	p. 107
Ode to the orange	p. 111
Ode to the apple	p. 117
Ode to bread	p. 121
Ode to the artichoke	p. 129
Ode to the onion	p. 135
Ode to the tomato	p. 141
Ode to French fries	p. 147
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