The Poems of St. John of the Cross by Willis Barnstone (PDF)

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Saint John’s poetry of love and joy describes the soul’s passage through dark night to final illumination in mystical union with Absolute Being. The allegory the poet uses is that of earthly love, and the poems are strikingly effective on the immediate level of personal experience, quite apart from their theological meanings.Many critics regard the work of Saint John of the Cross (1542-91), the 16th-century mystic, to be among the finest poetry Spain has produced. This bilingual edition, the first in modern English, was originally published in hard cover in 1968 by the Indiana University Press. Most of these poems were written during a period of nine months, in 1577-78, when Saint John (San Juan de la Cruz) was imprisoned and tortured in the dungeon of a small Carmelite monastery in Toledo, and their recurrent motifs are both metaphysical and deeply personal.

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⭐Saint John of the Cross is now my favorite poet! His work absolutely blows me away. Truly a man of God.

⭐The Poems of Saint John of the Cross is one of my all-time favorite books of poetry. If you want to understand the source of the writings of San Juan de la Cruz, you should read a bit of his history and the circumstances under which much of his poetry was written. It will amaze you.

⭐I bought this for my son for Christmas at his request. He is a theology major and wanted to add it to his collection of books for reference.

⭐prayerfully written; beautifully poetic yet a keepsake for meditative thought; a bedside go to;

⭐If you love St. John of the Cross you love his poetry. He is considered Spain’s greatest poet and his poems are deep spiritual encounters with God. You will contemplate for hours…

⭐Good translations. The mystical poetry of John of the Cross is beautiful.

⭐Everyone is aware of John of the Cross’s Dark Night of the Soul, but his poetry is so uplifting and beautiful. The ballads of the Trinity are something of a prayer, like a ballet of words. I read it at least five times to get the whole effect.

⭐So beautiful… Highly recommend.

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