Robert Bly
American poet, author, and activist (1926–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the poet. For the business writer, see Robert W. Bly.
Robert Elwood Bly (December 23, 1926 – November 21, 2021) was an American poet, essayist, activist and leader of the mythopoetic men's movement. His best-known prose book is Iron John: A Book About Men (1990),[1] which spent 62 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list,[2] and is a key text of the mythopoetic men's movement. He won the 1968 National Book Award for Poetry for his book The Light Around the Body.[3]
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Born | Robert Elwood Bly (1926-12-23)December 23, 1926 Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | November 21, 2021(2021-11-21) (aged 94) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
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Period | 1962–2018 |
Subjects | Masculinity |
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Children | 4, including Mary Bly |
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