Poet Robert Bly, anti-war activist and ‘men’s movement’ leader, dies at 94

Robert Bly won a National Book Award in 1968. He is pictured above in 2008.

Bly won a National Book Award and was a tireless advocate for poetry. But he knew he could rub people the wrong way. “I do remember people wanting to kill me,” he said, “but that’s not unusual.”

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Bly won a National Book Award and was a tireless advocate for poetry. But he knew he could rub people the wrong way. “I do remember people wanting to kill me,” he said, “but that’s not unusual.”