The fifty-five sonnets in this collection invite us to accompany the poet on a spiritual travelogue through the Holy Land from Mt Sinai and the Dead Sea to the Mount of Olives and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Lyrical, deeply felt and peppered with detail, the sonnets contain all the passion with which this poetic form is traditionally associated, yet it is a passion transfused by the poet’s quest to deepen his faith. Reflections on happiness or temptation sit side-by-side with delightfully personal musings—such as speculating on how it might be to face an angel or imagining Mary cupping her hands to drink from a spring.

1. Philippine poetry (English)