Praise for The Complete Poems of San Juan de la Cruz"This is a gorgeously presented book with equally stunning verse."–The Millions, "Must-Read Poetry of April 2021"
"In poems that remind the reader of John Donne's fierce, unbridled devotion, mingled with John Keats's romanticism, people 'suffer, grieve, and die' at the various altars of love . . . The collection invites the acceptance of mystery ushered by the intoxicating work of devotion." –
Publishers Weekly "In St. John of the Cross's poetry, the dark night is also a night of profound, even ecstatic beauty . . . This new edition thrills with the adventure of it all–the soul's adventure, Juan's adventure. You can feel Juan's delight in his newfound freedom, even in the midst of tremendous uncertainty."
–Amy Frykholm, The Christian Century "I was so impressed by [
The Complete Poems of San Juan de la Cruz] . . . [A] revelatory new translation."–
Sharon Mesmer, Commonweal Magazine "These sixteenth-century poems are gathered together and given a new, contemporary voice through poets María Baranda and Paul Hoover's co-translation . . . This is the liberatory power of retranslating classic poets: the opportunity to read differently, on top of or alongside other readings–to provide new shades of meaning, and allow other elements of the poems to shine through."
–Gabriella Martin, Action Books blog
