Page 13 - HP3B 004 Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral

being translated into countless

languages, and he even visited

the U.S. He had been barred from

coming to the U.S. due to his politics,

but through friends and connections,

he was able to go to New York to the

International PEN conference, where

he gave readings to enthusiastic and

packed houses.

In 1970 Neruda was nominated

to be a candidate for president of

Chile, but he denied it and instead

supported Salvador Allende, who