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 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 3469 Collections and/or Records:

[Letter to Beer Bill, i.e. Dear Weelyum (?)] / Nuttall, Jeff., 1978

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Identifier: CC-42871-44912
Scope and Contents

This letter addressed to William {Bill Griffiths?} discusses political issues where Nuttall was teaching at Leeds Polytechic. It closes with the sentence, "Broadcast a poem of your the other day on Radio Leeds but it got edited, Zappabla ma vabble." The green ink drawing in the letter looks like a doodle. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

[Letter to Berkelite] / Curtay, Jean-Paul., 1983

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Identifier: CC-17850-18220
Scope and Contents

Describes personal financial problems encountered with the University of Iowa's Lettrisme exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

[Letter to Bertrand Dorny] / Smith, William Jay., 1990

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Identifier: CC-02072-2110
Scope and Contents

Smith expresses appreciation for Dorny's response to his poem "The Pyramid of the Louvre." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

[Letter to Bertrand Dorny] / Smith, William Jay., 1990

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Identifier: CC-02073-2111
Scope and Contents

Smith mentions the collaboration with Dorny on his poem "The Pyramid of the Louvre." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

[Letter to Bertrand Dorny] / Smith, William Jay., 1990

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Identifier: CC-02080-2118
Scope and Contents

Smith makes suggestions to Dorny on designing the book "The Pyramid of the Louvre." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Letter to biencher[Charles Cameron] (260666) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966

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Identifier: CC-57893-10001143
Scope and Contents

This letter to Charles Cameron describes DSH attempt to meet him and requests him to "send card when u can & relieve my angsts." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[Letter to Bill {Griffiths?}] / Nuttall, Jeff., 1970

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Identifier: CC-42873-44914
Scope and Contents

Underneath a drawing of the upper half of a face, the letter reads, "Here's a motif. You add letraset lettering where you want. Hope you can make the stencil work. I see the drawing as brown on brown, like the text, (which is marvellous)." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

[Letter to Bill {Griffiths?}] / Nuttall, Jeff., 1970

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Identifier: CC-42874-44915
Scope and Contents

This is a letter of apology for missing an appointment. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

[Letter to Bill Keith] / Garnier, Pierre., 1992

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Identifier: CC-10565-10770
Scope and Contents

Compliments Keith about his book, Sphinx. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Letter to Bill Wyatt (2/21/67) and Advertiement for d.a. levy tribute-anthology / sigmund, r.j. (aka rjs)., 1967

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Identifier: CC-60181-10003197
Scope and Contents

rjs requests bill wyatt for a contribution to the d.a. levey anthology. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[letter to Bill Wyatt about feeling depressed] / levy, d.a.., 1967

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Identifier: CC-33539-35189
Scope and Contents

The poem within this letter deals with Dagmar and levy's ambivalence toward her as his muse. It is undated but most of the correspondence to bll wyatt took pkace in March of 1967. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[letter to Bill Wyatt about ordering his books] / levy, d.a.., 1967

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Identifier: CC-61024-56273
Scope and Contents

This is a single sentence, signed letter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[letter to Bill Wyatt Discussing M.Q. Vol 2 #4 Enlightenment | Light On, The Old 'Test' for charles olson] / levy, d.a. (aka KHU-EN-OHO); Olson C; Sanders E., 1967

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Identifier: CC-60915-56224
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The mailing envelope (dated May 12, 1967) to BILL WYATT + chris Torrance has a label on its left upper corner that reads "SMUT DOES NOT MELT IN YOUR HANDS." The recto of the letter to BIll Wyatt closes with "the best Way to fry yr enemies is to pray for their enlightenment." The verso of this letter deals with comments on the Assyrian Kings. levy ends his diatribe as follows. "SHAZAM" - this is turning into one of ed sander's' mongolian cluster fucks! forget the light / im turning on with the "Old ASS"/yrs KHU-ED-OHO GUARDIAN of the royal cisttern/d.a. levy bh -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[letter to bill wyatt "we need a poet kibbutz"] / levy, d.a.., 1967

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Identifier: CC-60901-56230
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levy laments about food coloring in the United States particularly with regard to cooking hamburgers and closes with the following. We need a poet Kibbutz - KAPOTS KAPOTE KA KA KABOOM. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[letter to bill wyatt with a Poem, "what shud i do bill...] / levy, d.a.., 1967

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Identifier: CC-33536-35186
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levy's letter is typed on the verso of a Maciunas Fluxshop announcement. The poem reads, what shud i do bill - my guardian angels - keep trying to cope with me - on my level - im an asshole - with flowers around - with dream roses around - with an ivy wreath around - with wild horses around - with electric lights around - with electric trains running - around my asshole & - crash - my angels get mixed up - explain it toothem if you get a chance - i dont want to be earth hamburger - i want my passport - & transportation provided with a clear outline of impossible travels for me to prove / there were only a few boulders in the way/ cold mountain - aint so COLD. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter to Bill Wyatt] / Wood, Kay; levy da., 1967

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Identifier: CC-48441-69469
Scope and Contents

This letter deals with levy's upcomng hearing on an obscenity charge. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter to Bob Cobbing] / Chopin, Henri., 1970

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Identifier: CC-19956-20344
Scope and Contents

Contains technical instructions for producing a record from a tape of their sound poetry performance. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

[Letter to Bob Cobbing] / De Vree, Paul., 1970

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Identifier: CC-16018-16359
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de Vree explains the meanings of the sound poems, "Riviera and Met Leven Is Ein Baccarat." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

[Letter to Bob Cobbing] / Hanson, Sten., 1990

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Identifier: CC-09889-10085
Scope and Contents

Hansen mentions his new address and sends Cobbing two poems and a record for his 70th birthday. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990