Poems on Hadewijch of Antwerp: Visions, Love, and the Madness of Divine Union (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798296861542)

Step into the blazing heart of one of the most daring mystics to ever walk the line between madness and divinity.

In this breathtaking collection of original poems, the ecstatic visions of Hadewijch of Antwerp are brought vividly to life. Writing from the depths of longing, the heights of divine union, and the wilderness of spiritual exile, this book reimagines Hadewijch's voice as both ancient and startlingly intimate. Each poem is a cry, a kiss, a wound, a flame-tracing her journey from hidden nun to fire-lit prophet of Love (Minne).

This is not hagiography. These are not translations. These are lyrical poems born from Hadewijch's own fierce path: of hungering for God beyond law and form, of refusing to settle for piety without passion, and of discovering that divine madness may be the highest form of knowing.

Perfect for spiritual seekers, contemplative readers, and lovers of mystical literature, this volume offers a gateway into the wild, erotic, and luminous spirituality of the beguine mystics.

Read these poems slowly. Let them burn. Let them bless.

• Christian mysticism and the medieval Beguines
• Divine eros, ecstatic love, and contemplative poetry
• Hadewijch, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Julian of Norwich
• Feminine mysticism and visionary spirituality
• Lyrical meditations on longing, union, and the madness of love
• Crossing the boundary between devotion and divine intoxication
• Prayer-poems that feel like fire and silence combined

Flamma Poetica Publishing
in collaboration with Annika de Waal

Annika de Waal is a poet and literary translator whose passion lies in recovering the fierce, luminous voices of the mystics. Born in Utrecht and raised between Dutch canals and French convents, she studied medieval theology and comparative mysticism in the U.S. before settling in Oregon, where she now writes from a cabin surrounded by pines. Drawn to the wild ecstasies of Hadewijch, the sensual metaphors of divine love, and the courageous audacity of women mystics, Annika brings these fire-touched texts into poetic English, not as relics-but as revelations.