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Men and The Wound
Written by Robert Bly
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An American poet, essayist, activist, and leader of the mythopoetic men's movement. Men and the Wound: In ordinary life, a mentor can guide a young man through various disciplines, helping to bring him out of boyhood into manhood; and that in turn is associated not with body building, but with building and emotional body capable of containing more than one sort of ecstasy.
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Robert Bly
Robert Bly's books of poetry include The Night Abraham Called to the Stars and My Sentence Was a Thousand Years of Joy. His awards include the National Book Award for poetry and two Guggenheims. He lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderful, sharp, courageous and funny Robert Bly at his best.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bly is brilliant. All men should spend time with this great male mentor.