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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>
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. 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}}</ref>
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==


* 1982: ''Surplus Waste and Other Poems''
* 1982: ''Surplus Waste and Other Poems''
* 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}}</ref>
* 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>
*1988: ''Biased Analogies''
*1988: ''Biased Analogies''


Revision as of 03:45, 25 November 2023

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

  • 1982: Surplus Waste and Other Poems
  • 1985: Poets Who Don't Dance 1985[3]
  • 1988: Biased Analogies

References

  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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