“Enigmas” by Pablo Neruda
Hey folks,
Below is poem by Pablo Neruda,. performed in the movie, Mindwalk. I plan on performing this poem for one of my Podcasts later down the road, so I figured I would share it perform.
Comments please! I’d like to start a comment train….=). interpretations, anyone?
[...] the web. One student, LoneEagle, actually put a clip up from Mindwalk (1990) of a reading of a Pablo Neruda poem by John Heard—do you remember that nightmare of a movie? I actually saw it in the theates, and I may have [...]
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1 Jul 09 at 2:15 pm
I haven’t seen the movie but I still enjoyed listening. Did you pick it because of the movie?
kitty
1 Jul 09 at 8:44 pm
If you really like Neruda, check out Red Poppy at http://www.redpoppy.net. It’s a non-profit set up to create a documentary biographical film about Neruda and to translate his works into English.
Katia Shtefan
2 Jul 09 at 1:15 pm
The movie does have some relevance to the reason why I chose it, however it is not THE reason why I chose.
The poem to me, is a message to scientists and philosophers who try to analyze the world and understand it’s meaning. It’s somewhat “Heideggerian” message, in that it seems to say that the world is infinite, and that analysis of the world with the intent of understanding destroys the wonder and utterly reduces the infinite to nothing. I find it interesting, especially since I once wanted to be a physics major, that the discipline of English, which is often considered to be subjective, can inform disciplines that shape the way we think about reality.
LoneEagle
2 Jul 09 at 7:20 pm
This poem is one of the best I have ever heard. With that being said, the one that really moves me in this movie is the one Thomas recites at the end. It goes: “You’re the woman, I the man…” I have look for it, but can’t find any information on it. It doesn’t seem to be part of “Enigmas”. Does anybody has information on it? Or even recognizes it as the style of an especific Poet? Thanks for any info you can send
Aisley
21 Jul 09 at 3:28 pm