This event is in the past.It took place on February 10, 2026 at Tibet House US.


This poetry series channels the Sixth Dalai Lama, a 17th-century spiritual rebel who wrote erotic verse between archery and wine. Curator Arden Wohl brings contemporary poets to Tibet House for an evening where sacred and sensual collide.
Erotic spiritual poetry
Intimate cultural space
Hybrid attendance
Curated readings
Tips
🎤"savviest and most restless intellects in contemporary literature" (Dennis Cooper)
⭐"a rock star of poetry" (The Boston Globe)
🧘arrive early to explore the shrine room
The Relentless Shadow Where The Light Surrenders
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This poetry series channels the Sixth Dalai Lama, a 17th-century spiritual rebel who wrote erotic verse between archery and wine. Curator Arden Wohl brings contemporary poets to Tibet House for an evening where sacred and sensual collide.
Erotic spiritual poetry
Intimate cultural space
Hybrid attendance
Curated readings
Tips
🎤"savviest and most restless intellects in contemporary literature" (Dennis Cooper)
⭐"a rock star of poetry" (The Boston Globe)
🧘arrive early to explore the shrine room
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