Robert Bly : American Poet, Essayist, Activist, Leader Of The Mythopoetic Men's Movement

December 23, 1926 — November 21, 2021

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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), which spent 62 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, 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.

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December 23, 1926

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