Did Pablo Neruda get in trouble for writing poetry?

Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet, diplomat, and politician who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. Neruda was a communist, and his work was often critical of the Chilean government. He was forced into exile in 1948 and did not return to Chile until 1952.

Neruda's poetry was often banned in Chile, and he was frequently harassed by the government. He was imprisoned in 1949 and again in 1973, after the military coup that brought Augusto Pinochet to power.

Neruda's work was highly influential, and he helped to popularize poetry among the working class. His poetry is often characterized by its lyricism, its use of metaphor, and its political content.

Neruda died in 1973, shortly after the military coup. His death is often attributed to the stress of persecution and the poor conditions of his imprisonment.