Foreign policy of the François Mitterrand administration maintaining as many options as possible until forced to pursue a particular course. However, once he made a choice he kept his ministers on a tight leash. Defense Minister Jean-Pierre Chevènement lost his ministry over his opposition to French participation in the First Gulf War. Initially, Mitterrand, like British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, was vary of German reunification, fearing that it would lead to Germany gaining too much power. He was reluctant to take action because Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev warned it would lead to a military coup d'état in the Soviet Union. Mitterrand did speak in favour of
Marilyn Bowering which received positive reviews. In 2012, her book of poetry, "Soul Mouth", was published. In 2015 Bowering worked with composer Gavin Bryars to create an libretto for an operetta about Marilyn Monroe. Bowering lives in Sooke, British Columbia; she is married and has one daughter. Marilyn Bowering Marilyn Bowering (born April 13, 1949) is a Canadian poet, novelist and playwright. As well as several adventure novels and many books of poetry, Bowering has also scripted a number of dramatic works and a libretto. Bowering was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. She studied English at