Erotic Love Poems Finds Wisdom in Sensuality
The delicate poetry of 7th-century Indian lets us take a peek at a time when the erotic and the spiritual went hand-in-hand.
Andrew Schelling
Andrew Schelling is a poet and translator. He recently edited Love and the Turning Seasons: India’s Poetry of Spiritual & Erotic Longing, and has a volume of poems from Bhartrihari (ca. 7th century) forthcoming from Shambhala Publications. He teaches at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado.
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