by George J. Dance
Marianne Sasha Bluger Neily (August 28, 1945 - October 29, 2005) was a Canadian poet.[1]
Marianne Bluger (1945-2005). Courtesy NeilyWorld.
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Bluger was born in Ottawa,[2] the daughter of Ruth Anna (Mallory) and Walter Vladimir Bluger, a mathematician and Holocaust survivor.[1]
She spent her childhood in various small towns where her father taught school.[2]
She attended McGill University, where she studied pre-med and studied poetry under Louis Dudek, graduating with distinction.[2]
Marriage and career[]
Bluger dropped out of medical school to marry a Zen Master, Samu Kim of Toronto.[2] Though the marriage was brief, the couple had 2 children – Michael "Maji" Kim (born 1969), and Micheline "Agi" Mallory (born 1970) – whom she raised as a single mother.[1]
She met Larry Neily in 1989, and the couple were married in 1991. Bluger dedicated most of her poetry collections to Neily.[1]
She was executive secretary–treasurer of the Canadian Writers' Foundation, from 1975 to 2000.[3]
She was a co-founder of Christians Against Apartheid and the Tabitha Foundation.[1]
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."[4]
Recognition[]
Bluger's 1992 collection, Summer Grass, won the 1993 Archibald Lampman Award, and was shortlisted for the 1992 Pat Lowther Award.[5]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The Thumbless Man is at the Piano. Toronto: Three Trees, 1981. ISBN 0-88823-045-1
- On Nights Like This. London, ON: Brick Books, 1984. ISBN 0-919626-25-4
- Gathering Wild. London, ON: Brick Books, 1987. ISBN 0-919626-35-1
- Summer Grass. London, ON: Brick Books, 1992. ISBN 0-919626-59-9
- Tamarack & Clearcut: Haiku (with photos by Rudi Haas). Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-88629-293-X
- Gusts: Selected Tanka. Manotick, ON: Penumbra Press, 1998. ISBN 0-921254-86-5
- Scissor, Paper, Woman. Manotick, ON: Penumbra Press, 2000. ISBN isbn=1-894131-01-0
- Early Evening Pieces. Ottawa: Buschek Books, 2003. ISBN 1-894543-14-9
- Zen Mercies / Small Satoris. Manotick, ON: Penumbra Press, 2005. ISBN 1-894131-75-4
- The Eternities. Toronto: St. Thomas Poetry Series, 2005. ISBN 0-9735910-2-1
- Nude with Scar. Manotick, ON: Penumbra Press, 2006. ISBN 1-894131-93-2
Stan Dragland reads from Gathering Wild, by Marianne Bluger (Brick Books)
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy University of Toronto.[6]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Marianne Bluger - Obituary, Marian Bluger Poet, NeilyWorld. Web, Mar. 4, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Marianne Bluger 1945-2005: Biography, Canadian Poets Online, University of Toronto Libraries, Web, July 4, 2012.
- ↑ Elizabeth Lumley, ed (2001). Canadian Who's Who 2001, Volume 36. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-4958-2. http://books.google.com/?id=1vXnt0fkFa4C&pg=PA134&dq=Marianne+Bluger&q=Marianne%20Bluger.
- ↑ Sally Chivers. "Into & Beyond Bodies". Canadian Literature. http://www.canlit.ca/reviews.php?id=9853.
- ↑ Marianne Bluger:Awards and Honours, Canadian Poetry Online, University of Toronto Libraries, Web, July 4, 2012.
- ↑ Marianne Bluger: Publications, Canadian Poetry Online, University of Toronto Libraries, UToronto.ca, Web, July 4, 2012.
External links[]
- Poems
- Marianne Bluger at Canadian Poetry Online (profile & 7 poems)
- Books
- Marianne Bluger at Amazon.ca
- About
- Marianne Bluger - Poet Official website
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