{"product_id":"the-heights-of-macchu-picchu","title":"The Heights of Macchu Picchu","description":"\u003cp\u003eA poem in twelve canticles, \u003ci\u003eThe Heights of Macchu Picchu\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps Pablo Neruda's greatest contribution to poetry. This new stand-alone translation of the second section of his masterful\u003ci\u003e Canto general \u003c\/i\u003eproves the continued relevance and power of political verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Neruda's journey to the ancient ruins, 'The Heights of Macchu Picchu' is a poem for the laborers and the forgotten victims of empire in the Americas. Considering the wonder and beauty of this Incan citadel, he sees through to the suffering of those who \u003ci\u003ebuilt \u003c\/i\u003eit. \"I sank my muddy and gentle hand \/ into the precious treasure of the earth,\" he says: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI dipped my forehead between the deep waves, \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI ran like a single drop in peaceful sulfur, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand, like a blind man, returned to the jasmine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof our depleted human spring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pablo Neruda","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44816592240682,"sku":"9781556594441","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/imageloader_4385e647-bed3-40d1-a7d7-878a9f2aa211.jpg?v=1788983174","url":"https:\/\/thepoetryshop.com\/products\/the-heights-of-macchu-picchu","provider":"The Poetry Shop LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}