Marianne Bluger (August 28, 1945 – October 29, 2005) was a Canadian poet. She was a recipient of the
Archibald Lampman Award
The Archibald Lampman Award is an annual Canadian literary award, created by Blaine Marchand, and presented by the literary magazine '' Arc'', for the year's best work of poetry by a writer living in the National Capital Region.
The award is p ...
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Life
Bluger was born in
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
. She graduated with distinction from
McGill University
McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill University, Vol. I. For the Advancement of Learning, ...
where she studied pre-medical subjects and philosophy as well as taking poetry courses with
Louis Dudek
Louis Dudek, (February 6, 1918 – March 23, 2001) was a Canadian poet, academic, and publisher known for his role in defining Modernism in poetry, and for his literary criticism. He was the author of over two dozen books. In ''A Digital Hist ...
.
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.
She co-founded
Christians Against Apartheid, and the Tabitha Foundation.
Awards
*Canada Council
*1993
Lampman-Scott Award
The Archibald Lampman Award is an annual Canada, Canadian literary award, created by Blaine Marchand, and presented by the literary magazine ''Arc Poetry Magazine, Arc'', for the year's best work of poetry by a writer living in the National Capit ...
Works
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Anthologies
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Reviews
Marianne Bluger's seventh book, ''Scissor, Paper, Woman'', invests in images so precise they resound far beyond the pages that contain them.
References
External links
"Author's website"
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1945 births
2005 deaths
20th-century Canadian poets
21st-century Canadian poets
Canadian women poets
McGill University alumni
20th-century Canadian women writers
21st-century Canadian women writers