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Robert Bly



Robert Bly (1926–2021) was an American poet, activist, and leader of the mythopoetic men’s movement. In addition to his vast collection of poetry and translations, he is well known for his anti-war protest efforts, his theories on the roots of social problems, and his efforts to help men reclaim and channel their masculinity in a positive manner.

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Robert Bly Lecture: The Mythology of I (1993)

Robert Bly explores the depths of human identity, including the rational Ego, the caring Goddess, the Great Mother, and the Hostile Brother, who jealously tries to sabotage our success. Building upon Shakespeare's work, he lays out how those four archetypes set the tone of our relationships today.

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Robert Bly
2014
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The Soul Is Here for Its Own Joy: Sacred Poems from Many Cultures

Robert Bly's ground-breaking anthology of spiritual poems, the result of over a decade of personal research, celebrates the ongoing role of the divine in literature.

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Robert Bly (editor)
1999
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On Being a Man Pt.1-6 (1989) Robert Bly Michael Meade

What does it mean to be a man today? How have men’s roles changed in the wake of the woman’s movement? What has been gained? What has been lost?

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Robert Bly
2010
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FindCenter Quotes Image[W]here a man’s wound is, that is where his genius will be.

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Iron John: A Book About Men

In this timeless and deeply learned classic, poet and translator Robert Bly offers nothing less than a new vision of what it means to be a man. Bly’s vision is based on his ongoing work with men, as well as on reflections on his own life.

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Robert Bly
2015
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Jumping Out of Bed

This is a collection of Taoist-inspired poems by Robert Bly exploring the joys of solitude, the interdependence of all life, and the delights of being rather than striving. His poems are interwoven with woodcuts by Wang Hui-Ming, creating an attractive interplay of verbal and visual images.

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Robert Bly
1995
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Robert Bly Poetry Reading: Grow Your Wings on the Way Down (2004)

Enjoy a full hour of Robert Bly reading his poetry from collections old and new from on stage at the 2004 Minnesota Men's Conference.

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Robert Bly
2013
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More Than True: The Wisdom of Fairy Tales

Few forms of storytelling have greater power to captivate the human mind than fairy tales, but where do these tales originate from, and what do they mean? Celebrated poet and bestselling author Robert Bly has been asking these questions throughout his career.

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Robert Bly
2018
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Robert Bly, The Art of Poetry No. 79

An interview that distills three days of talk with Robert Bly as he responds to questions that roughly followed the chronology of his life.

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The Paris Review
2000
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The Ant

A poem celebrating the music and movement inherent in our existence.

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