levy, d.a., 1942-1968
Dates
- Existence: 1942 October 29 - 1968 November 24
Parallel Names
- Levy, D. A.
- Levy, DA
Nationality
American
Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:
16 Sloppy Haiku & A Lyric For Robert Reardon, 1966
The erotic cover drawing was done by Al Diamondstein. This book was printed by d.a. levy. In a personal communication from Jeff Maser, 16 (including the Sackner copy) of the 45 copies have been located. According to an essay in Congress No.1, this book was seized by Cleveland Police for obscenity from Asphodel Book Store in 1966. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Admissible Evidence (Random Sightings), 2003
The book includes conventional poems, some with minor typographic enhancements. The CD consists of readings by levy and Taylor remastered from audiotape (1967). The cover was designed by alan horvath. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
awake in th red desert !!, 1968
Some of these books contained a 33 1/3 rpm record; this copy did not. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Brainsuck, Vol. 2, No. 2: Concrete, 1986
Cleveland Nov 24, 1968 [1 page], 1968
This sheet announces the suicide death of d.a.levy. It also provides information about the status of levy's publications. Stored in da levy box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Cleveland: Nov 24, 1968 [2 pages], 1968
Announcement of d.a. levy's suicide and his friends' plans for further publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Collected Poems, 1976
Connections. No.2, 1969
Courier: An Anthology of Concrete and Visual Poetry, 1999
(Definitely) Random Sightings, 2000
This book includes a reprint of "the cement fuck,"some previously unpublished prints, painting and postcards. The cover photograph was taken by alan horvath. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dreams at the Tea-Table, 1963
d.a. levy owned Renegade Press. According to Kent Taylor in a personal communication (1997) to the Sackners, this was the fourth book published by the Renegade Press and the first not written by levy. Beck was a Cleveland police officer whom levy befriended. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
flp business letter #4562, 1967
This is an announcement of the release of rjs from jail and the delayed publication of d.a. levy tribute and anthology. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Forever Worship the Second Coming, 1968
The cover was designed by Tom Kyyss. r.j.s. stands for Robert J. Sigmond, a poet who at age 19 years was incarcerated by the Cleveland authorities for six months because of using marijuana. d.a.levy's poem in this book, "Indictment of the City of Cleveland for Contributing to the Delinquency of Minors" describes that episode. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fragments of a Shattered Mirror [Reprint], 1999
The cover of this reprinted book, first published in 1963, was designed by dave pishnery. This book also includes reproductions of four covers designed by levy for The Free Lance and Cleveland Poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Gate Gate Gate, 1966
Haiku '64 , 1964
This book lists the winners in an American Haiku contest along with their poems. da levy was eighth runner-up with this poem, "Hundreds of sparrows - Perching on telephone wires, - A cloud approaches." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Lament: a sound poem, 1969
Also designated Minibooks #3. First published by Ganglia Press May 3, 1969. Writers Forum published it December 31, 1969. Performed as a sound poem at UBC Gallery of Fine Arts in April 1969. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Letter to David W Harris], 1967
The letter reads, "d.h. consider as ms - i suppose it would be best if you returned it to me if you canot use it... i kind of like it & will eventually publish it myself if no none else will - will try to communicate later -" This letter was included with the manuscript of this untitled work called "Manuscript to david w harris." The Sackners purchased the letter and manuscript from Harris. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Lumina, 1965
Printed by d.a.levy. According to an essay in Congress No.1, this book was seized by Cleveland Police for obscenity from Asphodel Book Store in 1966. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Manuscript to david w harris: biff boys at the black house, 1967
This manuscript was not published during levy's life. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
