I have this lovely book, it is called Odes to Opposites by Pablo Neruda. It is beautifully bound and the illustrations are just gorgeous, pencil drawings, so simple and so great. I wanted to show you some of them, maybe they will inspire you as they do me. Of course, the poetry, to me is the most beautiful, Neruda is my favourite of all times. The book is billingual and the illustrator is Ferris Cook. {Click on the images to see them bigger}
Tengo un libro lindisimo llamado Odas a los Opuestos, de Pablo Neruda. La encuadernacion es muy buena y las ilustraciones son excepcionales, dibujos en lapiz, tan simples y tan lindos! Te queria mostrar algunos, ojala que te inspiren como me inspiran a mi. Por supuesto, la poesia es maravillosa, Neruda es mi poeta favorito. El libro es bilingue y el ilustrador es Ferris Cook. {Hace click sobre la imagen para verla mas grande}
Joy, green leaf
resting on the window sill,
tiny
brightness
newly born
musical elephant,
dazzling
coin
occasional
fragile gust of wind
but
more often
everlasting bread,
hope realized [...]
Alegria,
hoja verde
caida de la ventana,
minuscula
claridad
recien nacida,
elefante sonoro,
deslumbrante
moneda,
a veces
rafaga quebradiza,
pero
mas bien
pan permanente,
esperanza cumplida [...]