There's No Forgiving by Pablo Neruda

Name: There's No Forgiving
Author: Pablo Neruda

The poem explores the theme of unrelenting anger and a desire for revenge against an unnamed oppressor. The speaker describes their emotions as a raging fire that cannot be extinguished, and vows to take action against those who have wronged them. The tone is one of intense passion and fury.

By Pablo Neruda · First published 1953 · Genre: Political Poetry, Social Commentary, Lyric Poetry · 290 words

First lines

I want land, fire, bread, sugar, flour, sea, books, homeland for all, that's why

I wander about: the traitor's judges pursue me and his thurifers, like trained monkeys, try to muddy my reputation.

And I went with him, the man who presides, to the mine shaft, to the desert of the forgotten dawn,

I went with him and told my poor brothers:

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Work type: Poem
Author: Pablo Neruda
Date: 1953 CE
Language: English
Genres: Political Poetry, Social Commentary, Lyric Poetry, Protest Literature, Modernist Poetry
Length: 290 words
Structure: 1 section, 11 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)

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Political Poetry — The poem addresses themes of social justice, inequality, and the struggles of the oppressed, characteristic of political poetry.
Social Commentary — The work critiques societal structures and injustices, reflecting on the plight of the marginalized.
Lyric Poetry — The emotional and personal expression of desire for homeland and justice aligns with the characteristics of lyric poetry.
Protest Literature — The poem serves as a form of protest against oppression and calls for change, fitting the protest literature genre.