![]() ![]() Activists singled out some of Neruda's verses as sexist and focused new attention on several disturbing episodes from the poet's past. The latest controversy over Neruda, who in 1971 became the second Chilean awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, sprang up in 2018 with the rise of Chile's #MeToo movement against sexual abuse. "He's been canceled," says Lieta Vivaldi, a human rights activist and member of Chile's Feminist Lawyers Association. But now he is being called out by Chile's growing feminist movement as a male chauvinist and sexual predator. Neruda has always been a polarizing figure in Chile, mainly for his left-wing politics. The poet died 49 years ago, yet his reputation remains a work in progress. ![]() It's also the spot where Neruda is buried. It's located on massive black cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. ISLA NEGRA, Chile - There's a steady stream of fans visiting the museum that once was the home of Pablo Neruda, widely considered Chile's greatest poet. The museum attracts a steady stream of visitors, despite recent denunciations of the Chilean poet, who died in 1973. A writing desk at one of Pablo Neruda's homes, now a museum, in Isla Negra, Chile, on Aug. ![]()
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