Iron John
A Book About Men
by Robert Bly
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Alpha Male, For Men, and Philosophy.
In this deeply learned book, poet and translator Robert Bly offers nothing less than a new vision of what it is to be a man.Bly's vision is based on his ongoing work with men and reflections on his own life. He addresses the devastating effects of remote fathers and mourns the disappearance of male initiation rites in our culture. Finding rich mean...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Alpha Male, For Men, and Philosophy.
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“@jmasseypoet 'Iron John' by Robert Bly was a central book for me in grad school. Tough but inspiring.”
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