From the Heights of Machu Picchu

In Pablo Neruda' s poem, he addresses the death of the Inca Civilization. On the Heights of Machu Picchu, he stands among a graveyard if an eradicated people by the hands of the Spanish Colonials. The year is 1966 and Chili stands on a razor's edge between suppression or equality. Pablo empathizes with the Inca's and asks for their suppressed rage to "speak through [his] speech, and through [his] blood". Pablo is clearly calling out to the people of Chili, and calling to their attention the same suppression that destroyed the Inca's now exist through Chilean politics.

Canto XII-Neruda

I believe that this poem by Pablo Neruda is one of rebirth, life and death and revolution. with a hit of christianity and a slight allusion to Jesus. for example " the wood they crucify your body". as far as revolution Neruda says to " kindle your lamps" much like Israelites. all this is for the soul purpose to not let his people(the people of chile) to fall to the same fait as the incas once did.

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the poem by Pablo Neruda is about the revolution in Chile in the 1960s. Throughout the poem he speaks for different people who can speak for themselves. I believe that these people are the many who died during the revolution and were either killed in captivity or killed in the fighting. I also translated the poem to be a sort of cry for help. Or at least a cry for recognition from the people who had brushed under the rug. As the poem says he is talking for the people in the ground and the people without voices. and without the ability to tell their story. Pablo takes it upon himself to show a whole country its dark past and to shed some light on the skeletons in its history.

Thea's blog : Canto XII The Heights of Macchu Picchu

In the poem"Canto XII from the Heights of Macchu Picchu", the author Pablo Neruda suggests the theme of suffering. He begins by explaining the laboring life of the incas in the time of the Conquistadors. The author explains the dedication each laborer had put in to their work and the suffering that resulted from it. Suffering is not only apparent in the laboring efforts of the incas but he relates this to religion. He explains that suffering doesn't only have to come from hard efforts or if it does it should be the same for everyone. The socialist speaks for the dead to say that all efforts should be considered equal.

Canto XII from The Heights of Maccu Piccu

Canto XII from The Heights of Maccu Piccu written by Pablo Neruda in 1966 is a poem first for the Incas in the time of the Conquistadors. But the author also compares the Inca time with the 1960s. It shows us the violent at these times. The author wants that the people realize that they have done mistakes and he wants that the people learn from that. Pablo Neruda believes that doing something, helps you always more than only watching. Like the Incas only watched the Spanish people taking their land. Also Neruda wants that people work together, because a group can change a lot more that an induvidual.

I think that Pablo Neruda created this poem to inspire a people. It was for the people of Chile during the revolution. The poem is talking about Macchu Picchu and how they were ruled and then killed because of the Spaniards. Pablo Neruda acts as a speaker for the dead at Macchu Picchu and how they wish that they revolted. If they did their people could have survived. Chile was in the same predicament. this poem was created to inspire them so that they would understand that they needed to do something about the military uprising to gain their freedom.

Canto XII Response

This poem presents a theme of suffering, which it relates to the degeneration workers undergo to do jobs that involve creating things, such as farmers and potters. Neruda relates this to the suffering of Jesus, not only through the cross and stumbling imagery, but also through the idea that people can be risen from the dead, which is what the poem starts and ends with. Therefore, the prevalent motive of the poem is the idea that enough by channeling or transferring suffering through many people can be enough to stop death or bring back people from the dead. This, combined with the 'worker' idea, preaches a very obscure form of socialism, i.e., many people working together and sharing suffering can accomplish phenomenal things.

in Canto XII from the heights of Macchu Picchu by Pablo Naruda, he is showing sympathy toward the incan people, and placing himself responsible to voice their struggle and opression, and he feels that he must be their voice, where they cannot. i agree with nick that he is also making himself into a martyr. one line that exemplifies this is when Naruda says, "sharpen the knives you kept hidden away, thrust them into my breast, into my hands. this also exemplifies that he has a desire to become the voice of the dead incas, he wishes for them to take the struggles and suffering (knives) that others never knew, and thrust them into him (put their stuggles on him for him to voice to the world.

Pablo Neruda Macchu Picchu Response

The poem "Canto XII from the Heights of Macchu Picchu" is at first a poem reflecting the laborious lives of the Incas during the reign of the Conquistadors. Pablo Neruda seems to be sympathizing with the Incas' situation at the time. He is also comparing that time period to the 1960's; his time period. He states that through our revolt may your revolutionary spirit guide us in our battle against our oppressors; our conquistadors.

This poem almost seems to be a poem about learning from mistakes. The Incas did not fight back against their oppressors and therefore lacked any power and restrained their revolutionary spirits from fighting back. As Neruda looks back on the Incas' mistake, he believes taking action is far more efficient than being passive aggressive. This poem is about mistakes learned from the past and continuing that centuries old revolutionary spirit past down from generation to generation.

Canto XII from The Heights of Macchu Picchu is a poem by the famed Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Is notable for it's use of suffering as a central theme. This theme represents the divergent ideas of Communism as well as Christianity. Neruda was a noted communist and this passion was reflected in his poetry, particularly in the second stanza. Where there are many references to the struggles and anxieties of ordinary working people. however as the poem moves on it then acquirers a more religious aspect in the 4th stanza their is a monologue that mentions thrusting knives "into my breast and into my hands". This bit particularly the hands is a not so subtle reference to the Crucifixion of Christ. Their are also more subtle hints to the poems religions overtones. The first stanza is an allegory of death and resurrection and even the title seems to imply a controlling force if not necessarily a god.

Canto XII from The Hights of Macchu Picchu - Pablo Neruda 1966

Neruda portrays himself as a martyr of the Inca people, particularly the working class, in this poem. He takes all of the struggles that the people have gone through and places it on his own shoulders. His aim is to draw attention to the people's incredible dedication to the land and to show the trials they have overcome. But he also makes it known that he does not know all about it and that he is ready to learn. He realizes that appreciation is needed, and he takes personal responsibility for it being neglected.

Neruda Poem

It sounds like Neruda is speaking to those who have died and those who came before. From the line "tiller of fields, weaver, reticent shepherd" it sounds like he is talking about everyday workers, not the elite. He is saying show me evidence of your struggle. I think he is acknowledging and honoring those who struggled to make a living. "I come to speak for your dead mouths" meaning he comes to speak for the dead who can not speak. From what I know about Nerda he was a man of the people and probably a socialist. I think he identified with the poor and the working class. "Speak through my speech, and through my blood." He used his poetry to highlight their plight, the poor etc.

Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda's poetry was written in spanish and the title of the poem is left untranslated which is important because the title means 'song'. The poem is in effect, a song to and for the working people of chile and since the 'song' was written to them the title is more significant when left in it's original language. In his song Neruda calls on the people to lift themselves up and out of the class's oppression. He tells them to use their grievances to their own advantage and to even use him as they please for their own purposes because he is one of them himself.

The poem varies subtly from a harsh reality and an exaggerated grotesque . He says that they have been buried in "the depths sown by [their] own sorrows" then suggests that they "light the axes gleaming with [their] blood." He then tells them to sharpen their knives of their pain and "thrust them into [his] breast". It's a very serious message to the people in Chile during this time because many people were struggling and there was a large movement towards communism and socialism. In his poem Neruda offers himself to the working class people as a voice that they may not have had otherwise.

Canto XII - Pablo Neruda

the poem is about the struggle and sacrifice that the proletariat is forced to undergo at the hands of the ruling class. in the poem the ancient Inca civilization, and their endless toil is a mirror for the modern working class. the narrator wishes to experience the hearts, minds and souls of the indigenous population. the speaker is paying homage to all workers as well as the Incas. through this honoring, the narrator wishes to absorb the anguish of his ancestors and eventually build and transform from their strength.