The Power for Resurrection’s Flight

The Power for Resurrection’s Flight
ISBN 0-932776-23-X
171 pages, paperback. $16.95

Steffen’s poetry is a true affirmation of the forces of resurrection that can be found even in the worst tragedies and the most degrading situations. This carefully crafted book offers a broad and very rich selection of Steffen’s poetry in English translation, beautifully illustrated, with comments by Rudolf and Marie Steiner and a brief account of his life.

Chorus of All

Let this be for us our cosmic goal:
To paint a living picture for the soul,
Which the claws of death cannot despoil,
Which lights the darkest dungeon deep below–
Take a new earth with us when we go,
Which no evil shadow e’er can soil,
No tide nor flood can ever wash away
No wind that blows can ever bleach or blight,
Will never yield to acid’s poisoned bite,
Will never melt in fire’s burning ray,
That’s brighter than the sun’s own visage is,
But only Christ himself can give us this!

Albert Steffen
from Adonis Play in
The Power for Resurrection’s Flight