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'''Shaunt Basmajian''' (30 September 1950 – 25 January 1990) was a Canadian poet and author.
'''Shaunt Basmajian''' (30 September 1950 – 25 January 1990) was a Canadian poet and author.


Born in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]] to [[Armenians|Armenian]] parents, Basmajian emigrated to Canada when he was seven years old. He was a founder of the [[Canadian Poetry Association]], co-founder of Old Nun Publications (with [[Ted Plantos]]), and was a member of the Parliament Street Library poetry group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/471463031.html?dids=471463031:471463031&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+29%2C+1990&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Shaunt+Basmajian+won+acclaim+as+poet&pqatl=google|title=Shaunt Basmajian won acclaim as poet|date= 29 January 1990|work=The Toronto Star|pages= A.16|accessdate= 1 December 2009}}</ref> The [[Shaunt Basmajian Chapbook Award]], given annually to a Canadian poet, was established in his memory. The contest ran from 1996–2008.
He was a co-founder of Old Nun Publications and was a member of the Parliament Street Library poetry group.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/471463031.html?dids=471463031:471463031&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+29%2C+1990&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Shaunt+Basmajian+won+acclaim+as+poet&pqatl=google|title=Shaunt Basmajian won acclaim as poet|date= 29 January 1990|work=The Toronto Star|pages= A.16|accessdate= 1 December 2009}}</ref>


In 1986, he was attacked with a knife and robbed while he was driving a taxi. His right lung was punctured when a robber stabbed him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/475440871.html?dids=475440871:475440871&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+19%2C+1986&author=Jocko+Thomas+Toronto+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Cab+driver%27s+lung+punctured+in+%2480+Scarborough+holdup&pqatl=google|title=Cab driver's lung punctured in $80 Scarborough holdup|last= Thomas |first=Jocko |date= 19 September 1986|page= A.8| work=The Toronto Star|accessdate=1 December 2009}}</ref>
In 1986, he was attacked with a knife and robbed while he was driving a taxi. His right lung was punctured when a robber stabbed him. He died one year later when his heart lining collapsed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/475440871.html?dids=475440871:475440871&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+19%2C+1986&author=Jocko+Thomas+Toronto+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Cab+driver%27s+lung+punctured+in+%2480+Scarborough+holdup&pqatl=google|title=Cab driver's lung punctured in $80 Scarborough holdup|last=Thomas|first=Jocko|date=19 September 1986|page=A.8|work=The Toronto Star|accessdate=1 December 2009}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Sample poem==
"I read the paper / and stay awake all night / writing poems / trying to forget everything / dreaming of a new world / a solution / an answer / in the aftermath"

—Shaunt Basmajian, excerpt from "On That Other Day in the Life of Arto Sarkissian," ''Poets Who Don't Dance'', 1985.


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

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*''Surplus Waste and Other Poems'' – 1982
* 1972: ''Spare Change''
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*''Poets Who Don't Dance'' – 1985<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/475719301.html?dids=475719301:475719301&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+27%2C+1986&author=Lesley+McAllister&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Heading+straight+for+the+heart+of+it&pqatl=google|title=Heading straight for the heart of it (Review of ''Poets Who Don't Dance'' )|last= McAllister|first=Lesley |date= 27 December 1986|work=The Toronto Star |page = G.19|accessdate= 1 December 2009}}</ref>
* 1973: ''Quote Unquote''
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*''Biased Analogies'' – 1988
* 1974: ''The Horserace As The Analogy''
* 1976: ''The Poem "In A Struggle With The Magnetic Source"''
* 1980: ''Boundaries Limits & Space''
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* 1982: ''Surplus Waste and Other Poems''
* 1983: ''8 Irritations''
* 1984: ''Other Channels'' (poetry anthology coëdited with Daniel Jones)
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* 1985: ''Poets Who Don't Dance'' 1985<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/475719301.html?dids=475719301:475719301&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+27%2C+1986&author=Lesley+McAllister&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Heading+straight+for+the+heart+of+it&pqatl=google|title=Heading straight for the heart of it (Review of ''Poets Who Don't Dance'' )|last=McAllister|first=Lesley|date=27 December 1986|work=The Toronto Star|page=G.19|accessdate=1 December 2009|archive-date=24 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030930/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/475719301.html?dids=475719301:475719301&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+27,+1986&author=Lesley+McAllister&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Heading+straight+for+the+heart+of+it&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1986: ''Options''
* 1987: ''A Seduction-Poem For Miss January''
* 1988: ''3 poems''
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* 1988: ''Biased Analogies''
* 1989: ''bfp(h)aGe'' (concrete poetry anthology coëdited with Brian David Johnston)
* 1990: ''I am/I'm''


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
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*[http://atom.archives.sfu.ca/index.php/shaunt-basmajian-fonds Records of Shaunt Basmajian are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books]
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 24 April 2024

Shaunt Basmajian
Born(1950-09-30)September 30, 1950
Beirut, Lebanon
DiedJanuary 25, 1990(1990-01-25) (aged 39)
, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)poet and author

Shaunt Basmajian (30 September 1950 – 25 January 1990) was a Canadian poet and author.

He was a co-founder of Old Nun Publications and was a member of the Parliament Street Library poetry group.[1]

In 1986, he was attacked with a knife and robbed while he was driving a taxi. His right lung was punctured when a robber stabbed him. He died one year later when his heart lining collapsed.[2]

Bibliography[edit]

  • 1972: Spare Change
  • 1973: Quote Unquote
  • 1974: The Horserace As The Analogy
  • 1976: The Poem "In A Struggle With The Magnetic Source"
  • 1980: Boundaries Limits & Space
  • 1982: Surplus Waste and Other Poems
  • 1983: 8 Irritations
  • 1984: Other Channels (poetry anthology coëdited with Daniel Jones)
  • 1985: Poets Who Don't Dance 1985[3]
  • 1986: Options
  • 1987: A Seduction-Poem For Miss January
  • 1988: 3 poems
  • 1988: Biased Analogies
  • 1989: bfp(h)aGe (concrete poetry anthology coëdited with Brian David Johnston)
  • 1990: I am/I'm

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shaunt Basmajian won acclaim as poet". The Toronto Star. 29 January 1990. pp. A.16. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  2. ^ Thomas, Jocko (19 September 1986). "Cab driver's lung punctured in $80 Scarborough holdup". The Toronto Star. p. A.8. Retrieved 1 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ McAllister, Lesley (27 December 1986). "Heading straight for the heart of it (Review of Poets Who Don't Dance )". The Toronto Star. p. G.19. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2009.

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