robert Bly reads Rumi-2-(We should ask god....)

[sanantoniomimi]

amazing how many of us have varying opinions on Bly . . . I happen to love his work, his readings, found them powerful and delightful

[thisrainykitten]

OMG this dude is so offensive.

Any words of beauty sound awful coming from his mouth.

Ugh.

[MsLeonard47]

robert bly is so inflated. really, anyone can sit and read great poetry. he definitely attracts folks that feel empty and want to be led. coleman barks and joseph campbell are the real deal. their spirituality is more inclusive and rounded. bly showed his true character at a performance i witnessed in 1990's. a woman dying of cancer appealed to him for guidance on connecting with her distant husband. bly walked up to her and shouted "leave him alone"  schizoid!

[RidgefieldEMDR]

Robert Bly, there you are! You don't remember me, the Mother Goddess Conferences.....does not matter, but you sure liked the way I read Rumi. I still read poetry to people, and will appear doing that soon on YouTube soon. Now you can see me on the Tube under ridgefieldemdr.

Rita

[brightwhitelight1]

Sufi poetry is a sermon for mystics. Amen.

[chickenjojo]

"...angels began shining when they achieved discipline..."

Rumi was SO brilliant.

And Bly is clearly gifted.

thanks for posting this, it is amazing.

[ask123321]

bravo! loved it. :)

[minamimmo]

5*****

[JackSaturday]

Mr. Bly, I love your work. But hey: you've read Alice Miller, Lloyd deMause, and Joseph Chilton Pearce: "snot-face" is a gentle euphemism for those who have brought us to the brink by gross disrespect of babies, children, and youth. Calvin preached death for disobedient children; Calvinist adults lashed teenagers in US public squares. Tell me, sir, or model in a poem, how to praise him.

Before taking aim at youth, scold your own generation for how it has failed its children.