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Robert Bly

This article is about the poet. For the business writer, see Robert W. Bly.

Robert Bly
Bly at the "Poetry Out Loud" finals, Minnesota 2009
Bly at the "Poetry Out Loud" finals, Minnesota 2009
BornRobert Elwood Bly
(1926-12-23)December 23, 1926
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 2021(2021-11-21) (aged 94)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation
  • Poet
  • activist
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
University of Iowa (MFA)
Period1962–2018
SubjectsMasculinity
Literary movement
Notable works
Spouse
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(m. 1955; div. 1979)​
Ruth Counsell
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(m. 1980)​
Children4, including Mary Bly
Website
robertbly.com

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]

  1. ^ "Iron John: A Book About Men". Britannica.com.
  2. ^ Richard A. Shweder (January 9, 1994). "What Do Men Want? A Reading List For the Male Identity Crisis". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference nba1968 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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