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

Shaunt Basmajian
Born	(1950-09-30)September 30, 1950 Beirut, Lebanon
Died	January 25, 1990(1990-01-25) (aged 39) , Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	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

External links

• Records of Shaunt Basmajian are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books

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