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==