"And I, infinitesimal being, drunk with the great starry void, likeness, image of mystery, I felt myself a pure part of the abyss, I wheeled with the stars, my heart broke loose on the wind."
Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet, diplomat, and politician who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971. He is known for works such as Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair and Canto General. His poetry ranges from intimate lyricism to political and historical epic forms.