Carol Bly
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- Carol Bly Remembered from a 1999 Conversation
A memorial service is being planned for early next year for Carol Bly. She died of ovarian cancer on Friday at the age of 77. Bly is being remembered as an exemplary writer and an excellent mother. She was a fiction writer, essayist and creative writingA memorial service is being planned for early next year for Carol Bly. She died of ovarian cancer on Friday at the age of 77. Bly is being remembered as an exemplary writer and an excellent mother . She was a fiction writer, essayist and creative writing teacher. Carol Bly was born in Duluth, but spent part of her childhood living with her aunts in rural North Carolina because her mother was often hospitalized. Bly talked about her mother during an interview with Dan Olson in March of 1999.
- Voices from the Heartland - "My Dear Republican Mother" by Carol Bly
From "I've Always Meant to Tell You: Letters to Our Mothers - An Anthology of Contemporary Women Writers." Edited by Constance Warloe. Published by Pocket Books, 1997.
- Voices from the Heartland - Imagining Home by Carol Bly
- Carol Bly examines concept of literature for a change
A Weekend Edition interview with Minnesota writer and educator Carol Bly, who describes her teaching strategy and technique on ethics and literature. During segment Bly reads a literary example.
- The Last Midwestern Grammar Prude on grammar pet peeves
Author and teacher Carol Bly, the “Last Midwestern Grammar Prude,” joins MPR’s Chris Roberts for a grammar marathon program, which looks into grammar pet peeves. Program also includes staff and call-in comments.
- Carol Bly on Kenzaburō Ōe winning Nobel Prize for Literature
Noted Minnesota author Carol Bly comments on Kenzaburō Ōe, winner of 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature. Bly shares her thoughts on writing that contains a social component.
- 1992 New Year's Day - Predictions from Randall Davidson, Rudy Boschwitz, and Carol Bly
On this New Year’s Day, Randall Davidson, Rudy Boschwitz, and Carol Bly provide their thoughts on what they see for 1992.
- Carol Bly on her book "The Tomcat's Wife and Other Stories," part 1
Morning Edition’s Beth Friend interviews Minnesota writer Carol Bly on her book, The Tomcat's Wife and Other Stories. Bly details the book’s characters.
- Carol Bly on her book "The Tomcat's Wife and Other Stories," part 2
Morning Edition’s Beth Friend interviews Minnesota writer Carol Bly on her book, The Tomcat's Wife and Other Stories. Bly discusses how the book characters in small town find ‘fun.’
- Patricia Hampl and Carol Bly on reading during war
MPR’s Beth Friend interviews Minnesota writers Patricia Hampl and Carol Bly about the importance of reading during times of war. Interview takes place during The Gulf War.
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