Shaunt Basmajian (30 September 1950 – 25 January 1990) was a Canadian poet and author.
Shaunt Basmajian | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1950 |
| Died | 25 January 1990 (aged 39) , Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | 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[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- ^ "Shaunt Basmajian won acclaim as poet". Toronto Star. 29 January 1990. pp. A.16. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Thomas, Jocko (19 September 1986). "Cab driver's lung punctured in $80 Scarborough holdup". Toronto Star. p. A.8. Retrieved 1 December 2009.[dead link]
- ^ McAllister, Lesley (27 December 1986). "Heading straight for the heart of it (Review of Poets Who Don't Dance )". Toronto Star. p. G.19. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
External links
edit- Records of Shaunt Basmajian are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books
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