Elementary Odes: Pablo Neruda
If you thought the foot was an unusual subject for poetry, check out these odes to tuna, artichokes, lemon, salt, and other common items in this collection of Neruda's short odes. After reading through Neruda’s poems, pick three items from your own kitchen and write short odes to them.

The Nobel Foundation: Pablo Neruda
A picture of Neruda and a biography is included on this Nobel Laureates page. Before reading the biography, write a short character sketch of the author based solely upon your impression of him after reading "To the Foot from Its Child." Then read the biography to expand your understanding.

Footprints from Dawn of Modern Humans Found
Click on the audio link on this National Geographic site to hear about the discovery of 100,000-year-old footprints. Write a three-stanza poem about the feet that made these prints and what they might have experienced, as Neruda did in his poem, "To the Foot From Its Child."