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- NAME: Robert Bly
- OCCUPATION: Anti-War Activist, Journalist, Author, Poet
- BIRTH DATE: December 23, 1926 (Age: 86)
- EDUCATION: St. Olaf College, Harvard University, University of Iowa
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Madison, Minnesota
- ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn
Best Known For
American poet and activist Robert Bly is best known for writing Iron John: A Book About Men which is credited for starting the Mythopoetic men's movement.
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American poet and activist Robert Bly is best known for writing Iron John: A Book About Men which is credited for starting the Mythopoetic men's movement which explores the decline of the father's role in the modern family. Bly's other works include A Light Around the Body which won the National Book Award. He is a strong anti-war activist and co-founded American Writers Against the Vietnam War.
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