Letter exchange with Will Inman, re: kauri: [would like to send you this poem...], 1966
Scope and Contents
levy describes a poet friend (RD) who is the only white man living and trying to make a difference in a black Cleveland neighborhood. He also doesn't want Inman to list his address in kauri (Inman's magazine) because he wants to be left alone to work. Inman writes back that he respects RD's intentions but rejects the poem because of its quality. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1966
Creator
- levy, d.a., 1942-1968 (Person)
- Inman, Will, 1923-2009 (Respondent, Person)
Extent
2 items : 1 letter (typed, graphite) + 1 letter (typed carbon) ; 28 x 22 cm
Language of Materials
English
Original Sackner Archive Location
shelf binder second bedroom alcove
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift to Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Materials Specific Details
General: Title provided by Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Published: East Cleveland, Ohio; New York : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: levy (r.c.- letter); Will (b.c.- letter). Nationality of creator: American. Copies: About 1 total copies.
Processing Information
Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
319-335-5921