About this Event
The poetry of the sixteenth-century Spanish mystic, John of the Cross, has inspired and consoled for hundreds of years, influencing writers from James Joyce to Seamus Heaney, Geoffrey Hill to T.S. Eliot. (Penguin Classics) gathers all of John’s poetry, together with a selection of his prose. The book’s translator, poet Martha Sprackland, joins LRB contributing editor James Butler for a discussion of the life and work of John of the Cross, and his abiding influence.
Please note: our events start promptly at 7 p.m., so please arrive in good time. next door will be open until 6.55 p.m. for wine, house cocktails and snacks.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
London Review Bookshop, 14 Bury Pl, London, United Kingdom
GBP 10.00
