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Basmajian, Shaunt, 1950-1990

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1950-09-30 - 1990-01-25

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Anthology Meaning Meanings, 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-28995-30331
Scope and Contents

This booklet was written for a workshop in a grade school class and is a second edition of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Bfp(h)age - An Anthology of Visual Poetry and Collage, 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-23009-23446
Scope and Contents

This book includes a reproduction detail of a Daniel f. Bradley rubberstamped drawing on sleep; the original is held by the Sackner Archive. The Sackner Archive also holds the original typing by Basmajian entitled "After Weeks and Weeks in the Intensive Care Unit" that is reproduced in this book. The total run of this book is probably 300 copies (signing not called for). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Border(ed) , 1989

 Item — Box 328: [Barcode: 31858072490927]
Identifier: CC-22701-23135
Scope and Contents

Basmajian (30 September 1950 "“ 25 January 1990) was a Canadian poet and author. Born in Beirut, Lebanon to 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. The Shaunt Basmajian Chapbook Award, given annually to a Canadian poet, was established in his memory. The contest ran from 1996-2008. 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. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Metal Farm, The: 3 Poems. No.2 / Sha(u)nt Basmajian., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-06670-6789
Scope and Contents

Edited by Daniel F. Bradley. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

The Cry (iej), 1989

 Item — Box 328: [Barcode: 31858072490927]
Identifier: CC-22709-23144
Scope and Contents

The backgound text is a repetitively written run-on of the word 'freedom.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

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