The Poems of St. John of the Cross

St. John of the Cross' poems are unsurpassed in the Spanish language. In this volume, translator Barnstone presents the original Spanish and the English translations on facing pages.

St. John is perhaps better known for his Dark Night of the Soul, but these poems are exquisite. The work of the Carmelite monk and friend of Teresa of Avila whom Barnstone describes as “a man who always sought the harsh night, the small cell, the lonely exile, yet saw through the night, was entranced by beauty, and gave himself entirely to his quest for love and light.”

Published 1972