In 1958, a powerful new voice in American poetry emerged from the windswept prairie farmland of western Minnesota. Beginning with publication of The Fifties, "a magazine of poetry, translation and general opinion," Robert Bly's transformative poetry, translations, essays, and poetry readings rolled across the country like an invigorating prairie storm.
In his eighty-third year, to celebrate acquisition of his archives, the Elmer L. Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota sponsored a major conference, Robert Bly in This World. This is the record of that historic event....
In 1958, a powerful new voice in American poetry emerged from the windswept prairie farmland of western Minnesota. Beginning with publication of
"The most recent in a line of great American transcendentalist writers."--The New York Times
"Bly's poems flow from . . . the great current of longing for reality, true maturity, the devotee's call to the Beloved."--The Nation
"Robert Bly changed the course of poetry in America by opening it up to the imagination and the deep-image aesthetic, he is dedicated to reintegrating poetry with life--daily life, the life of the body, spiritual and political life."--Huffington Post
The Chinese-influenced strain of Bly's work with its room for movement,...
"The most recent in a line of great American transcendentalist writers."--The New York Times
![Robert Bly in This World: Proceedings of a Conference Held at Elmer L. Andersen Library University of Minnesota April 16-19, 2009 [With DVD] Smith, Thomas R. 9780816677702 University of Minnesota Press](/9780816677702_robert_bly_in_this_world_proceedings_of_a_conference_held_at_elmer_l_andersen_library_university_of_minnesota_april_16_19_2009_with_dvd.jpg "Robert Bly in This World: Proceedings of a Conference Held at Elmer L. Andersen Library University of Minnesota April 16-19, 2009 [With DVD]")
