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Shaunt Basmajian fonds
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- Textual records
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Fonds
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MsC-37
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[1970?-1989?] (Creation)
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- Basmajian, Shaunt
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2.7 m of textual records
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Name of creator
(1950-1990)
Biographical history
Shaunt Basmajian, poet, was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1950 and emigrated to Canada at the age of seven. He was a founder of the Canadian Poetry Association, co-founder of Old Nun Publications, and was a member of the Parliament Street Library poetry group. He died in 1990, aged 39. The Shaunt Basmajian Chapbook Award, presented annually to a Canadian poet, was established in his memory and ran from 1996-2008.
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The fonds consists of manuscripts, correspondence and other textual material.
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- Basmajian, Shaunt (Subject)
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Created May 20, 2014, LZ
Language of description
- English