Marianne Bluger Explained
Marianne Bluger (August 28, 1945 – October 29, 2005) was a Canadian poet. She was a recipient of the Archibald Lampman Award.
Life
Bluger was born in Ottawa. She graduated with distinction from McGill University where she studied pre-medical subjects and philosophy as well as taking poetry courses with Louis Dudek.
She later dropped out of medical school to marry a Zen Master Samu of Toronto. They had two children: Michael "Maji" Kim (b. 1969), and Micheline "Agi" Mallory (b. 1970). She married Larry Neily, in 1991.
She was executive secretary – treasurer of the Canadian Writers' Foundation, from 1975 to 2000.[1] She co-founded Christians Against Apartheid, and the Tabitha Foundation.
Awards
Works
- Book: 1981 . The Thumbless Man is at the Piano . 0-88823-045-1 . Three Trees Press .
- Book: 1984 . On Nights Like This . 0-919626-25-4 . Brick Books .
- Book: 1987 . Gathering Wild . 0-919626-35-1 . Brick Books .
- Book: 1992 . Summer Grass . 0-919626-59-9 . Brick Books .
- Book: 1996 . Tamarack & Clearcut . 0-88629-293-X . Carleton University Press . Marianne . Bluger . Rudi . Haas.
- Book: 1999 . Gusts . 0-921254-86-5 . Penumbra Press .
- Book: 2000 . Scissor, Paper, Woman . 1-894131-01-0 . Penumbra Press .
- Book: 2003 . Early Evening Pieces . 1-894543-14-9 . BuschekBooks .
- Book: 2005 . Zen Mercies / Small Satoris . 1-894131-75-4 . Penumbra Press .
- Book: 2005 . The Eternities . 0-9735910-2-1 . St. Thomas Poetry Series .
- Book: 2006 . Nude with Scar . 1-894131-93-2 . Penumbra Press .
Anthologies
Reviews
Marianne Bluger's seventh book, Scissor, Paper, Woman, invests in images so precise they resound far beyond the pages that contain them.[2]
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Canadian Who's Who 2001, Volume 36. Elizabeth Lumley . 978-0-8020-4958-2 . 2001 . University of Toronto Press.
- Into & Beyond Bodies. Canadian Literature. Sally Chivers. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706171816/http://www.canlit.ca/reviews.php?id=9853. 2011-07-06.
