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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==


* 1972: ''Space Change''
* 1972: ''Spare Change''
* 1973: ''Quote Unquote''
* 1973: ''Quote Unquote''
* 1974: ''The Horserace As The Analogy''
* 1974: ''The Horserace As The Analogy''
* 1976: ''The Poem "In A Struggle With The Magnetic Source''
* 1976: ''The Poem "In A Struggle With The Magnetic Source"''
* 1980: ''Boundaries Limits & Space''
* 1980: ''Boundaries Limits & Space''
* 1982: ''Surplus Waste and Other Poems''
* 1982: ''Surplus Waste and Other Poems''

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Shaunt Basmajian
Born(1950-09-30)September 30, 1950
DiedJanuary 25, 1990(1990-01-25) (aged 39)
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

  • 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
  • 1985: Poets Who Don't Dance 1985[3]
  • 1987: A Seduction-Poem For Miss January
  • 1988: 3 poems
  • 1988: Biased Analogies
  • 1988: Options
  • 1989: bfp(h)aGe (concrete poetry anthology coëdited with Brian David Johnston)
  • 1990: I am/I'm

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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