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Antonio Machado, a school teacher and philosopher and one of Spain’s foremost poets of the twentieth century, writes of the mountains, the skies, the farms and the sentiments of his homeland clearly and without narcissism: “Just as before, … more

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A Brilliant Collection Spanning Half A Century, From One Of America’s Most Prominent And Powerful PoetsRobert Bly has had many roles in his illustrious career. He is a chronicler and mentor of young poets, was a leader of the antiwar moveme… more

Blog Schmog takes a look at the blogging phenomenon and its impact on politics, writing, marketing, public relations, publishing, journalism, and all other forms of communication. Written from a skeptic’s point of view, Robert Bly holds blo… more

The typical American family has changed dramatically since the days of “Ozzie and Harriet” and “Father Knows Best.” Double-income families are now the rule, and fathers are much more involved in raising the children and cleaning house. Reac… more

Robert Bly, renowned poet and author of the ground-breaking bestseller Iron John, mingles essay and verse to explore the Shadow — the dark side of the human personality — and the importance of confronting it.

Robert Bly’s new collection of poetry is made of forty-eight poems written in the intricate form called the ghazal, which is the central poetic form in Islam. The influence of Hafez and Rumi is clear, and yet the poems descend into the weal… more

Mirabai is a literary and spiritual figure of legendary proportions. Born a princess in the region of Rajasthan in 1498, Mira (as she is more commonly known) eschewed the marriage her royal family had arranged for her, celebrating instead h… more

The poems of Robert Bly are rooted deep in the earth. Snow and sunshine, barns and cornfields and cars on the empty nighttime roads, abandoned Minnesota lakes and the mood of America now—these are his materials. He sees and talks clearly: … more

“Morning Poems is a sensational collection — Robert Bly’s best in many years. Inspired by the example of William Stafford, Bly decided to embark on the project of writing a daily poem: Every morning he would stay in bed until he had comple… more

The astonishing collection of the translations Robert Bly has been producing for more than fifty years, introducing foreign poets to American readers for the first time.Robert Bly has always been amazingly prescient in his choice of poets t… more

A fresh, new volume by one of the premier living American poetsReaders have found Robert Bly’s ghazals startling and new; they merge wildness with a beautiful formality. The ghazal form is well known in Islamic culture but is only now makin… more

THE BEST WAYS TO MAKE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WRITING! Writers today are no longer just working on books and newspapers. Businesses, advertisers, and hundreds of other outlets are desperate for people who can craft effective messages and persu… more

A manifesto with 5 tools for men to fix problems in their lives.Tool # 1: Brain Strength TrainingTool # 2: The Hairy TaleTool # 3: Robert Bly on “Iron John”Tool # 4: Stuff a KindleTool # 5: Actionize*Frank Marcopolos began writing as a kid … more

In his collection Risking Everything, Housden addressed love’s many aspects. Now, in Dancing with Joy, he assembles 99 poems from 69 poets that celebrate the many colors of joy. Anything can be a catalyst for joy, these poems reveal. For Wi… more

“Chilean Pablo Neruda is Latin America’s greatest poet and one of the finest ever to have written in the Spanish language. The Peruvian poet, Cesar Vallejo, part Indian and born in a mining village, ranks not far below Neruda. Robert Bly is… more

” Explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century. In his examinations of key classical fairy tales, Zipes traces their unique metamorphoses in history with stunning discoveries that reveal t… more

This book will show you how to help the young people in your care build character, clarify their values, and achieve motivation for a meaningful life through the ancient game of chess.  Unique and universal, chess continues to be relevant t… more

The great Persian poet Hafez is so beloved in Iran that almost every family there keeps his Divan close at hand. For some fifteen years, esteemed American poet and author Robert Bly has worked with the great Islamic scholar Leonard Lewisohn… more

2007 is the “Year of Rumi,” and who better than Coleman Barks, Rumi’s unlikely, supremely passionate ambassador, to mark the milestone of this great poet’s 800th birthday? Barks, who was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in Persian lan… more