Robert Bly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Robert Bly

American poet, author and activist

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1926

Place of Birth: Madison, Minnesota, United States

Profession: writer, poet, translator, linguist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Robert Bly (born December 23, 1926) is 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.