About Marianne Bluger
Lived 1945 – 2005 (aged 60). Marianne Bluger was a Canadian poet and writer.
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. She co-founded Christians Against Apartheid, and the Tabitha Foundation.
Awards Canada Council 1993 Lampman-Scott Award
Works
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Who was Marianne Bluger?
Canadian poet (1945-2005)
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Marianne Bluger was born on 28 August 1945.
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Marianne Bluger died on 29 October 2005.
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Marianne Bluger was a poet and writer.
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Marianne Bluger was Canadian.
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