Literature Presentation: Latin American Poet

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I was asked to present the following to my World Literature class about any Latin American author, poet, or playwright after 1880:

Pablo Neruda - Ode to My Socks

Poem: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/ode-my-socks









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