The Invoking Poetry of Saint John of The Cross

Abstract

The article approaches the poetic work of St John of the Cross and performs an interlocution with the psychoanalytic concept of invoking drive. Specialized bibliographies were sought based on the life and work of the catholic mystic, as well as writings of the saint himself. The considerations on the peculiarities of the poetry of St John of
the Cross are analyzed from bibliographical references which deal specifically with the esthetic and stylistic question of the mystic. The theoretical axis for articulation with the mystical field is the psychoanalytic field, based on the works of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan. St. John of the Cross expressed his mystical experience poetically. The context in which the beginning of his poetic creation takes place, in a moment of
intense anguish and helplessness, as well as the dimension assumed by his art, compose an interesting perspective for reflection within the psychoanalytic clinic.