The North American Book of the Dead / levy, d.a. ; Kryss TL., 1966
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Scope and Contents
The theme of this poem deals with Zen and an afterlife place whose description was inspired by the Tibetan book of the Dead. The poem has five parts; the first two which were published in 1965 have been extensively revised and three parts added. The latter are bound upside down. Three drawings are reproduced in the book. The cover, a watercolor by levy, has a darker, more developed structure than the other copy of this book held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1966
Creator
- levy, d.a., 1942-1968 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 soft cover book + pages (mimeographed) (22 pages) in cover (drawing)) ; 28.1 x 14.2 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
box shelf
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Cleveland, Ohio : 7 Flowers Press. Signed by: [d.a.] levy (l.r.- drawing cover). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 210 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.
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