What is Calle Maruriappears in The Pension on the Calle Maruri

Neruda once rented a room at #513 Maruri Street when he was very young, very soon after first leaving home. This was a lonely and unhappy time in his life, and he wrote about it in his poem called The Pension on the Calle Maruri. Neruda describes a gray and desolate street with no feeling of community. He describes the city as being a bitter place, in which he is utterly alone. It is during this time that Neruda published his first book at the age of 17.