The Chilean Nobelist poet is Pablo Neruda, who was born in 1904 and died in 1973. He was a prolific writer of poetry, prose, and political manifestos, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. He is considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century and his works have been translated into many languages. His most famous works include Canto General, Residencia en la Tierra, and Veinte Poemas de Amor y una Canción Desesperada.