Title: Ode to an onion
Description: Pablo has a lunch date with his friend Matilde, who shows the moody poet her garden. Where Pablo sees conflict and sadness, Matilde sees love and hope. The story is less a biography of Neruda and his muse, Matilde Urrutia, and more a simple ode to a vegetable.
Subjects: Chilean Poets, Friendship, Juvenile fiction, Onions, Happiness, Children's fiction, Friendship, fiction, Poets, fiction
People: Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), Matilde Urrutia (1912-1985)