Cinco Estrallas lecture on Nobel Laureate Neruda Nov. 7

SALISBURY, MD ---Salisbury University presents "Readings from Pablo Neruda" as part of its Cinco Estrallas Series on Latin America's Nobel Laureates in Literature on Thursday, November 7, at 7 p.m. at the Fireside Lounge, Guerrieri University Center. Lectures on two other "stars" are scheduled throughout the fall.

Born in Chile, Neruda is widely recognized as one of Latin America's greatest poets of the 20th century. For more than five decades, his poetry wandered from the romantic to the existential to the political to the everyday. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971.

Professor Carolina Bown of SU's Department of Modern Languages will lead the discussion in both English and Spanish. Photocopies of the readings are available on reserve in the Blackwell Library. (Ask for the "Cinco Estrallas" file.)

Admission is free and open to the public. The event is sponsored by the Office of Cultural Affairs and Museum Programs. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 410-543-6271.