{"product_id":"the-complete-poems-of-san-juan-de-la-cruz-9781571314918","title":"The Complete Poems of San Juan de la Cruz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaría Baranda and Paul Hoover present revitalized translations of some of the most beloved poems of the Golden Age of Spanish literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1578, during months of imprisonment for his reformist beliefs, San Juan de la Cruz composed a series of narrative poems inspired by the Biblical Song of Songs--and, the story goes, a popular love song overheard from his cramped cell--that take God as the beloved. Erotically charged, initially scandalous, his mystical poetry engages with the journey of the soul through the darkest trenches of suffering and despair toward an enlightened spiritual connection with God. For hundreds of years, these poems have resonated deeply with those who search for meaning in the dark, and have influenced generations of poets, artists, and philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bilingual edition of the \u003cem\u003eComplete Poems\u003c\/em\u003e--including \"Dark Night\" and both the Sanlúcar and Jaén manuscripts of \"Spiritual Canticle\"--presents an intimate and exceptionally collaborative new translation from María Baranda and Paul Hoover. Baranda, one of the most distinguished Mexican poets of her generation, lends her deft hand with expansive, meditative poetry. Hoover--the accomplished American poet, editor, and translator--offers his dexterity with form and the possibilities of language. The product is uniquely faithful to image and idea, and loyal to the ecstatic lyricism of this canonical text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA volume that hums with the soul's longing to find solace, \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Poems of San Juan de la Cruz \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection to be treasured. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaría Baranda\u003c\/b\u003e is a winner of major literary awards in Mexico, the Aguascalientes National Poetry Prize and the Efrain Huerta National Poetry Prize, as well as Spain's Francisco de Quevedo Prize for Ibero-American Poetry. Her collections of poems include \u003ci\u003eNarrar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtlántica y el rústico\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAvido mundo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFicticia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEl mar insuficiente: poemas 1989-2009\u003c\/i\u003e (translated into English by Joshua Edwards), and \u003ci\u003eYegua nocturna corriendo en un prado de luz absoluta\u003c\/i\u003e (translated into English by Paul Hoover). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Hoover\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of collections of poems including \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Unnamed Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDesolation: Souvenir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSonnet 56\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEdge and Fold\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePoems in Spanish\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for a Bay Area Book Award. He is editor of \u003ci\u003ePostmodern American Poetry: A Norton Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of the literary magazine \u003ci\u003eNew American Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches creative writing at San Francisco State University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50372404117778,"sku":"9781571314918","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b93c35a8-2fd5-453d-bc89-740dc79b6aef.jpg?v=1728547032","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-complete-poems-of-san-juan-de-la-cruz-9781571314918","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}