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Poems on John of the Cross: The Dark Night, the Burning Soul, and the Music of Divine Union Step into the sacred fire where language dissolves and longing becomes prayer. In this luminous collection of original poetry, the soul of Saint John of the Cross is rekindled in verse-fiery, hidden, stripped bare, and overflowing with divine intimacy. Each poem is a doorway into the mystic's night: a silence that speaks, a wound that reveals, a burning that does not destroy. Rather than explaining John's teachings, these poems echo his inner landscape-his aching desire, his dark illumination, his fierce surrender. From the solitary cell to the mouth of the furnace, from the veil of silence to the hidden spring, the voice here walks with the saint in union, not commentary. These are not modern reinterpretations-they are direct invocations. Love is the flame. God is the wound. The soul, in unknowing, becomes whole. Perfect for daily contemplation, spiritual retreat, or as a gift to those journeying through their own dark night of the soul. For readers who: Are drawn to the mysticism of John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, and the Carmelite tradition Seek a poetic companion through spiritual dryness, surrender, or silence Love sacred poetry from writers like Rumi, Hadewijch, or St. Symeon the New Theologian Appreciate contemplative prayer, apophatic theology, or the inner path Long to encounter God not through doctrine, but through direct experience Value lyrical writing that awakens the soul rather than instructs the mind Have ever burned in love without knowing why About the Author Flamma Poetica Publishing In collaboration with Sarah Whitaker, an American poet and contemplative writer whose work explores the meeting point between silence, longing, and the mystery of divine presence. Raised in Oregon and educated in theology and literature,