Bly, Robert

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For details of Robert Bly's biography, see: Robert Bly papers (Mss 81) .

From the guide to the Robert Bly Men's Movement series, 1980-1990s, 2001, 2003-2004, 2006, 2009, undated, 1980-1990s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Plays manuscripts series, 1950s-1990s, undated, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Vietnam War series, 1959-1972, 1975, 1982, 1984, 2007, undated, 1959-1972, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Reviews series, 1958, 1961-1993, 1998, 2008-2009, undated, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Readings and Performances series, 1960s-1990s, 2007, undated, 1970s-1980s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Photographs series, Circa 1900s-2007, undated, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Audiovisual materials series, Circa 1940s-1950s, 1969-2009, undated, 1969-2009, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Prose manuscripts series, 1946-2008, undated, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Financial materials series, 1958-2000, 2006-2008, undated, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Journals and Diaries series, 1937-1938, 1947-2009, undated, 1947-2009, undated, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Poetry manuscripts series, 1946-2009, undated, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Personal series, Circa 1900s-2009, undated, 1940-2009, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Photographs series, Circa 1900s-2007, undated, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Miscellaneous materials series, 1946-2000s, undated, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Publishing and Editing series, 1950, 1952, 1954-1990s, 2000-2002, 2006, undated, 1957-1989, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Translations manuscripts series, 1937, 1950s-2000s, undated, 1960s-2000s, undated, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Conferences and Workshops series, 1968, 1970s-1999, 2002-2009, undated, 1970s-2009, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Correspondence series, 1916, 1939, 1941-2009, undated, 1941-2009, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

From the guide to the Robert Bly Published materials series, 1950, 1959-1964, 1966-1995, 1999-2009, undated, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

Robert Elwood Bly was born on December 23, 1926 in Madison, Minnesota, to Jacob Thomas and Alice Myrtle (Aws) Bly. Growing up on his parents' farm, he raised livestock and showed them at 4-H gatherings. He graduated from Madison High School in 1944, and enlisted in the United States Navy the same year. He was honorably discharged in 1946, and enrolled at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. After completing one year at St. Olaf, he transferred to Harvard University in 1947. Graduating Magna Cum Laude, he was named Class Poet for the Harvard Class of 1950. While at Harvard, Bly met many poets, including Donald Hall. Their friendship grew and endured throughout their lifetime.

To launch his writing career, Bly sought a solitary period in northern Minnesota and New York City for some time. In 1954, he enrolled at the State University of Iowa; married Carolyn McLean in 1955 in Duluth, Minnesota; and received a Master's degree from Iowa in 1956.

After leaving Iowa, Bly was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study poetry in Oslo, Norway. It was there that he was exposed to poetry by international writers for the first time. In 1958, he collaborated with William Duffy to publish The Fifties magazine whose primary goal was to shed the formality of poetry they found prevalent in contemporary writing. Another goal of the magazine was to introduce international poets to American audiences. Bly and Duffy were generous in publishing many works of young, struggling poets from around the world, including their own poetry. The Fifties continued to be published as The Sixties and The Seventies .

During the 1960s and early 1970s, the Bly family grew from two to six. Bly's first book of poetry, Silence in the Snowy Fields, was published in 1962. In 1966, Bly co-founded the American Writers Against the Vietnam War with poet, David Ray. Among other things, this organization existed to conduct poetry "read-ins" across the country on college and university campuses, and other venues, protesting the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Throughout this period, Bly protested, attended draft card burnings, was arrested, and wrote anti-war poetry in an effort to stop the massacre of innocent lives.

Robert Bly's National Book Award winning book of poetry, The Light Around the Body, was published in 1967. As part of his acceptance speech at the award ceremony in 1968, he called upon others to protest the war, and presented his award funds to resistors of the draft. In 1979, Robert and Carol Bly divorced. Bly married Ruth Ray in 1980.

Throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, Bly continued to write his own poetry and publish the works of other poets, including international poets. His translating expertise grew as he collaborated with poets and translators around the world.

In 1975, Bly organized the first annual Great Mother Conference. In the course of the ten day event, poetry, music, and dance were utilized to examine human consciousness. These conferences evolved into the Great Mother and New Father Conferences, adding storytelling, fairy tales, mythology, and other creative expressions to the many workshop offerings.

In May 1982, Bly collaborated with Keith Thompson to publish a groundbreaking article, "What Men Really Want" in New Age magazine. The unprecedented international response from that article developed into Bly's work with the Mythopoetic Men's Movement . Men's groups were organized, whereby men shared poetry readings, storytelling, drumming, rituals, and more. The group retreats and day events enabled men to explore new ways of relating to each other, to their fathers, and to women. Bly continued his work with this movement through 2010. The concepts in the 1982 New Age article were expanded and eventually published by Bly in 1990 in the form of the New York Times best-selling prose work, Iron John: A book about men .

From a very early age, Bly had aspirations of performing in front of groups. That desire was realized again and again by his public appearances around the world. The notoriety of Bly's stature as award-winning poet, translator, and publisher created a demand for his unique style of reading of both his own and others' poetry. Always generous in sharing the stage, many of Bly's performances incorporated musical and other accompaniment, and left audiences forever transformed.

Bly continued to write and translate into the 21st century, including translating Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt into English. In 2008, it was produced and performed at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Robert Bly was named the first poet laureate for Minnesota in 2008.

Bly's awards and honors include:

First place for essay in High School English paper, “Pioneer Patterns for our Nation’s Tomorrow”, Circa 1940-1944 Leland Rowberg Memorial Essay Award for paper at St. Olaf College, “The Negro Problem: Its Solution”, 1947 Lloyd McKim Garrison Prize for poem, “The Indian Trail”, 1950 Fulbright Scholarship, 1956 Longview Literary Award for work in The Fifties magazine, 1959 Inez Boulton Prize, 1963 Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship, 1964 Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1964 National Institute of Arts and Letters Grant, 1965 Rockefeller Foundation grant, 1967 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Endowment (refused), 1967 National Book Award, 1968 Midland Poetry Award, 1969 Bush Artist Fellowship, 1978 Pushcart Prize VIII, 1984 Bush Artist Fellowship, 1985 American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1987 Best American Poetry, 1998 McKnight Foundation Distinguished Artist Award, 2000 Bjørnson Order of Literary Merit (Norway), 2000 University of Minnesota Distinguished Writer, 2002 Maurice English Poetry Award, 2002 Bess Hokin Prize, 2003 Pushcart Prize XXIX, 2005 Minnesota's first Poet Laureate, 2008 Pushcart Prize XXXII, 2008 Tomas Tranströmer Prize, 2008

Robert Bly has written original poetry, prose, and plays; translated poetry and prose of other writers; and published and edited numerous works. The "Blyography" is vast, and has not been gathered comprehensively. For listings of his works, see Robert Bly's website, Robert Bly's wikipedia entry, and LitCheck: The Center for Literary Biography Online's entry for Robert Bly at the University of South Carolina. In addition, for more biographical information on Robert Bly, researchers may consult a fee-based database, Contemporary Authors, available at university and public libraries.

From the guide to the Robert Bly papers, Circa 1900s-2009, undated, 1946-1999, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

Robert Elwood Bly was born on December 23, 1926 in Madison, Minnesota, to Jacob Thomas and Alice Myrtle (Aws) Bly. Growing up on his parents' farm, he raised livestock and showed them at 4-H gatherings. He graduated from Madison High School in 1944, and enlisted in the United States Navy the same year. He was honorably discharged in 1946, and enrolled at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. After completing one year at St. Olaf, he transferred to Harvard University in 1947. Graduating Magna Cum Laude, he was named Class Poet for the Harvard Class of 1950. While at Harvard, Bly met many poets, including Donald Hall. Their friendship grew and endured throughout their lifetime.

To launch his writing career, Bly sought a solitary period in northern Minnesota and New York City for some time. In 1954, he enrolled at the State University of Iowa; married Carolyn McLean in 1955 in Duluth, Minnesota; and received a Master's degree from Iowa in 1956.

After leaving Iowa, Bly was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study poetry in Oslo, Norway. It was there that he was exposed to poetry by international writers for the first time. In 1958, he collaborated with William Duffy to publish The Fifties magazine whose primary goal was to shed the formality of poetry they found prevalent in contemporary writing. Another goal of the magazine was to introduce international poets to American audiences. Bly and Duffy were generous in publishing many works of young, struggling poets from around the world, including their own poetry. The Fifties continued to be published as The Sixties and The Seventies .

During the 1960s and early 1970s, the Bly family grew from two to six. Bly's first book of poetry, Silence in the Snowy Fields, was published in 1962. In 1966, Bly co-founded the American Writers Against the Vietnam War with poet, David Ray. Among other things, this organization existed to conduct poetry "read-ins" across the country on college and university campuses, and other venues, protesting the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Throughout this period, Bly protested, attended draft card burnings, was arrested, and wrote anti-war poetry in an effort to stop the massacre of innocent lives.

Robert Bly's National Book Award winning book of poetry, The Light Around the Body, was published in 1967. As part of his acceptance speech at the award ceremony in 1968, he called upon others to protest the war, and presented his award funds to resistors of the draft. In 1979, Robert and Carol Bly divorced. Bly married Ruth Ray in 1980.

Throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, Bly continued to write his own poetry and publish the works of other poets, including international poets. His translating expertise grew as he collaborated with poets and translators around the world.

In 1975, Bly organized the first annual Great Mother Conference. In the course of the ten day event, poetry, music, and dance were utilized to examine human consciousness. These conferences evolved into the Great Mother and New Father Conferences, adding storytelling, fairy tales, mythology, and other creative expressions to the many workshop offerings.

In May 1982, Bly collaborated with Keith Thompson to publish a groundbreaking article, "What Men Really Want" in New Age magazine. The unprecedented international response from that article developed into Bly's work with the Mythopoetic Men's Movement . Men's groups were organized, whereby men shared poetry readings, storytelling, drumming, rituals, and more. The group retreats and day events enabled men to explore new ways of relating to each other, to their fathers, and to women. Bly continued his work with this movement through 2010. The concepts in the 1982 New Age article were expanded and eventually published by Bly in 1990 in the form of the New York Times best-selling prose work, Iron John: A book about men .

From a very early age, Bly had aspirations of performing in front of groups. That desire was realized again and again by his public appearances around the world. The notoriety of Bly's stature as award-winning poet, translator, and publisher created a demand for his unique style of reading of both his own and others' poetry. Always generous in sharing the stage, many of Bly's performances incorporated musical and other accompaniment, and left audiences forever transformed.

Bly continued to write and translate into the 21st century, including translating Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt into English. In 2008, it was produced and performed at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Robert Bly was named the first poet laureate for Minnesota in 2008.

Bly's awards and honors include:

First place for essay in High School English paper, “Pioneer Patterns for our Nation’s Tomorrow”, Circa 1940-1944 Leland Rowberg Memorial Essay Award for paper at St. Olaf College, “The Negro Problem: Its Solution”, 1947 Lloyd McKim Garrison Prize for poem, “The Indian Trail”, 1950 Fulbright Scholarship, 1956 Longview Literary Award for work in The Fifties magazine, 1959 Inez Boulton Prize, 1963 Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship, 1964 Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1964 National Institute of Arts and Letters Grant, 1965 Rockefeller Foundation grant, 1967 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Endowment (refused), 1967 National Book Award, 1968 Midland Poetry Award, 1969 Bush Artist Fellowship, 1978 Pushcart Prize VIII, 1984 Bush Artist Fellowship, 1985 American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1987 Best American Poetry, 1998 McKnight Foundation Distinguished Artist Award, 2000 Bjørnson Order of Literary Merit (Norway), 2000 University of Minnesota Distinguished Writer, 2002 Maurice English Poetry Award, 2002 Bess Hokin Prize, 2003 Pushcart Prize XXIX, 2005 Minnesota's first Poet Laureate, 2008 Pushcart Prize XXXII, 2008 Tomas Tranströmer Prize, 2008

Robert Bly has written original poetry, prose, and plays; translated poetry and prose of other writers; and published and edited numerous works. The "Blyography" is vast, and has not been gathered comprehensively. For listings of his works, see Robert Bly's website, Robert Bly's wikipedia entry, and LitCheck: The Center for Literary Biography Online's entry for Robert Bly at the University of South Carolina. In addition, for more biographical information on Robert Bly, researchers may consult a fee-based database, Contemporary Authors, available at university and public libraries.

From the guide to the Robert Bly papers, Circa 1900s-2009, undated, 1946-1999, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss])

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Gordon Cairnie papers, 1922-1973. Houghton Library
referencedIn Theodore Enslin Papers, ca. 1955-1975 Fales Library & Special Collections
referencedIn Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library) poetry readings, 1931- (ongoing). Woodberry Poetry Room, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Rose Graubart Ignatow Papers, 1937-1989 University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
referencedIn Yellow Springs Institute records, 1972-2004 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn David Ignatow Papers, 1929-1994 University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
referencedIn Charles Upton Papers., undated, 1932-2002 (bulk, 1966-2002). Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn William Bronk Papers, 1908-1999. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Frederick F. Manfred Papers, 1912-1994 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Papers, 1932?-1976 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Ossman, David, 1936-. Tape recordings of interviews with poets and poetry readings, 1960-1970. University of Toledo, William S. Carlson Library
referencedIn Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Additional papers, 1917-1962 and undated. Houghton Library
creatorOf Robert Bly Prose manuscripts series, 1946-2008, undated University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Parnassus: poetry in review records, 1971-1996 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Leonard Lewisohn collection of Robert Bly poetry translation materials, 1990-1992, 2002-2003, 2008-2009 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Gitin, David. Papers, 1968-1993. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Approach Archives, 1913-1968 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn New Yorker records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Victoria Frenkel Harris collection of Robert Bly audio recordings, 1955, 1959-1961, 1966, 1968-1984, 1988, undated, 1968-1984 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
creatorOf Robert Bly Publishing and Editing series, 1950, 1952, 1954-1990s, 2000-2002, 2006, undated, 1957-1989 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Paul Auster Papers The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
referencedIn Reynolds Price Papers, bulk, 1927-2010 and undated, 1956-2006 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn David Bromige Correspondence, 1966-1970 University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
referencedIn Allen Ginsberg papers, 1937-1994 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Robert Bly Audiovisual materials series, Circa 1940s-1950s, 1969-2009, undated, 1969-2009 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Graywolf Press Archives, 1978-2010 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Yannella, Philip A. (Anthony), 1942-. Papers, 1968-1975. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
referencedIn Gary Snyder Papers, 1910-2003;, (1945-2002 bulk) University of California, Davis. General Library. . Dept. of Special Collections
referencedIn Larry Eigner Papers., 1950-1979. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Marguerite Harris Papers, 1901-1978 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Additional papers of Betty Friedan, 1941-2006 (inclusive), 1980-2000 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Mike Hazard collection of Robert Bly audiovisual materials, 1978, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2004, 2009, undated, 1978 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Roy Harvey Pearce Papers, 1945 - 1995 Mandeville Special Collections Library
referencedIn V. R. Lang papers, 1929-1974 (inclusive) 1943-1959 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Burning Water Archive, ca. 1962-1968 Fales Library & Special Collections
creatorOf Robert Bly Correspondence series, 1916, 1939, 1941-2009, undated, 1941-2009 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
referencedIn Arthur Unger collection of recorded interviews [sound recording] The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Gerald Kegler collection of Robert Bly published works and news clippings, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1980-1982, 1984-1986, 1990-2001, 2004-2005, undated, 1990-2001 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
creatorOf Robert Bly Journals and Diaries series, 1937-1938, 1947-2009, undated, 1947-2009, undated University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
creatorOf Robert Bly Men's Movement series, 1980-1990s, 2001, 2003-2004, 2006, 2009, undated, 1980-1990s University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn William Harmon Papers (#4568), 1939-2000 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Robert Bly Translations manuscripts series, 1937, 1950s-2000s, undated, 1960s-2000s, undated University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
creatorOf Robert Bly Photographs series, Circa 1900s-2007, undated University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Camels Coming, Archive, 1965-1969 Fales Library & Special Collections
referencedIn Sister Mary Bernetta Quinn papers, 1948-1981 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Robert Bly Conferences and Workshops series, 1968, 1970s-1999, 2002-2009, undated, 1970s-2009 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
creatorOf Robert Bly Personal series, Circa 1900s-2009, undated, 1940-2009 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn John Eugene Unterecker Papers, 1961-1987 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn June Oppen Degnan Papers, 1959-1973 University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
referencedIn Robert Bly correspondence to John Gill, 1967-1982, undated, 1967-1971 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
creatorOf Robert Bly Vietnam War series, 1959-1972, 1975, 1982, 1984, 2007, undated, 1959-1972 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Jeffery Beam Papers (#4888), ca. 1968-2007 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Jean Burden Papers, 1931-1992 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn John Taggart Papers, 1965-1974 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Carol Bly papers, 1936-2003 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn John Rosenwald collection of Robert Bly Great Mother Conference materials, 1975-1978, 1980-1984, 1986-1987, 1990-1995, 2001-2002, 2004-2009 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Joel Weishaus Papers, 1937-2005, 1960-2005 The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch
referencedIn Poetry mss., 1954-2002 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Angel Hair Archive, 1965-1973 Fales Library & Special Collections
referencedIn American Review records, 1967-1977 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Robert Bly Readings and Performances series, 1960s-1990s, 2007, undated, 1970s-1980s University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
creatorOf Robert Bly Financial materials series, 1958-2000, 2006-2008, undated University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
creatorOf Robert Bly papers, Circa 1900s-2009, undated, 1946-1999 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Red Ozier Press records, 1971-1986 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Robert Bly papers, Circa 1900s-2009, undated, 1946-1999 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Nell Blaine papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Robert Bly Plays manuscripts series, 1950s-1990s, undated University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
creatorOf Robert Bly Reviews series, 1958, 1961-1993, 1998, 2008-2009, undated University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
creatorOf Robert Bly Miscellaneous materials series, 1946-2000s, undated University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn George Economou Papers, 1954-1996. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Robert Bly Poetry manuscripts series, 1946-2009, undated University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
creatorOf Robert Bly Photographs series, Circa 1900s-2007, undated University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
creatorOf Robert Bly Published materials series, 1950, 1959-1964, 1966-1995, 1999-2009, undated University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn James Wright Papers, 1943-1985 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Larry Fagin Papers., n.d., 1958-1977. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith American Review corporateBody
associatedWith American Writers Against the Vietnam War corporateBody
associatedWith Angel Hair Books (New York, N.Y.). corporateBody
associatedWith Ann (London) Scott, 1929-1975 person
associatedWith Apfelbaum, Charles person
associatedWith Approach magazine. corporateBody
associatedWith Auster, Paul, 1947- person
correspondedWith Beam, Jeffery, 1953- person
correspondedWith Betty Friedan person
correspondedWith Blaine, Nell, 1922-1996 person
associatedWith Bly, Carol person
correspondedWith Bromige, David person
associatedWith Bronk, William. person
associatedWith Burden, Jean. person
correspondedWith Cairnie, Gordon. person
associatedWith Camels coming (San Francisco, Calif.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962 person
correspondedWith Degnan, June Oppen person
associatedWith Dickey, James person
associatedWith Economou, George. person
correspondedWith Eigner, Larry, 1927- person
associatedWith Enslin, Theodore person
correspondedWith Fagin, Larry. person
associatedWith Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 person
associatedWith Gitin David person
associatedWith Graywolf Press corporateBody
associatedWith Hall, Donald, 1928- person
correspondedWith Harmon, William, 1938- person
associatedWith Harris, Marguerite, Archives person
associatedWith Harris, Victoria Frenkel, 1945- person
associatedWith Hazard, Michael person
associatedWith Ignatow, David, 1914-1997 person
correspondedWith Ignatow, David, 1941- person
correspondedWith Ignatow, Rose Graubart person
associatedWith Kegler, Gerald person
associatedWith Knight, Etheridge person
correspondedWith Lang, V. R., 1924-1956 person
associatedWith Lewisohn, Leonard person
associatedWith Manfred, Frederick Feikema, 1912- person
associatedWith Modern Poetry Association corporateBody
correspondedWith New Directions Publishing Corp. corporateBody
correspondedWith New Yorker Magazine, Inc corporateBody
associatedWith Ossman, David, 1936- person
correspondedWith Parnassus: poetry in review corporateBody
associatedWith Price, Reynolds, 1933-2011 person
associatedWith Quinn, Mary Bernetta. person
associatedWith Red Ozier Press corporateBody
associatedWith Rosenwald, John person
correspondedWith Roy Harvey Pearce Papers person
associatedWith Snyder, Gary person
associatedWith Taggart, John, 1942- person
associatedWith Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 person
associatedWith Tranströmer, Tomas, 1931- person
associatedWith Unger, Arthur person
associatedWith Unterecker, John Eugene, 1922- person
associatedWith Upton, Charles person
associatedWith Weishaus, Joel person
associatedWith Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library). corporateBody
associatedWith Wright, James Arlington, 1927-1980 person
associatedWith Yannella, Philip A. (Anthony), 1942- person
associatedWith Yellow Springs Institute for Contemporary Studies and the Arts corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Subject
American poetry
Anti-war poetry
Men's movement
Oral interpretation of poetry
Play
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Occupation
Publishers and publishing
Poets
Translator
Activity

Person

Birth 1926-12-23

Americans

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