"Tonight I Can Write" was published in 1924 in a collection of Pablo Neruda's poetry, Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada and translated into English in 1969 by Merwin as Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair. Although Chile's leading publisher turned down the collection, arguing that the poems were too erotic, the public response was overwhelmingly positive. Over the years, the collection has been translated into several languages. Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair established his reputation as a promising new poet. In his article "Pablo Neruda: Overview," de Costa notes that the book was a "succès de scandale" when it.....
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