The Poems of St. John of the CrossSan Juan de la Cruz, the great sixteenth century Spanish mystic, is regarded by many as Spain's finest poet. Passionate, ecstatic, and spiritual, his poems are a blend of exquisite lyricism and profound mystical thought. In The Poems of St. John of the Cross John Frederick Nims presents his superlative translation of the complete poems, re creating the religious fervor of St. John's art. This dual language edition makes available the original Spanish