Marianne Bluger

Marianne Bluger (Aug. 28, 1945 Ottawa – Oct. 29, 2005) was a Canadian poet.

Life
Born in Ottawa, Bluger spent her childhood in various small towns. She attended McGill University, where she studied pre-med and studied poetry under Louis Dudek, graduating with distinction. She later dropped out of medical school to marry a Zen Master Samu Kim of Toronto. They had two children: Michael "Maji" Kim (born 1969), and Micheline "Agi" Mallory (born 1970). She married Larry Neily, in 1991.

She was executive secretary – treasurer of the Canadian Writers' Foundation, from 1975 to 2000.

For 25 years Bluger was the administrator of the Canadian Writers' Federation. She was a co-founder of Christians Against Apartheid and the Tabitha Foundation.

She published eight collections of poetry in her lifetime; a ninth was issued after her death from cancer in 2005.

Writing
Canadian Literature: "Marianne Bluger's seventh book, Scissor, Paper, Woman, invests in images so precise they resound far beyond the pages that contain them."

Awards

 * Canada Council
 * 1993 Lampman-Scott Award

Works
The Eternities. Toronto: St. Thomas Poetry Series, 2005. Nude with Scar. Manotick, Ontario: Penumbra Press, 2006. Zen Mercies / Small Satoris. Manotick, Ontario: Penumbra Press, 2005. Early Evening Pieces. Ottawa: Buschek Books, 2003. Scissor, Paper, Woman. Manotick, Ontario: Penumbra Press, 2000. Gusts: Selected Tanka. Manotick, Ontario: Penumbra Press, 1998. Tamarack & Clearcut: Haiku. Photographs by Rudi Haas. Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1997. Summer Grass. London: Brick Books, 1992. Gathering Wild. London: Brick Books, 1987. On Nights Like This. London: Brick Books, 1984. The Thumbless Man is at the Piano. Toronto: Three Trees, 1981.