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levy, d.a., 1942-1968

 Person

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

 Item — Box 617: [Barcode: 31858072461027]
Identifier: CC-23371-23813
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1966

Admissible Evidence (Random Sightings), 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-44269-46399
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2003

awake in th red desert !!, 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-30440-31861
Scope and Contents

Some of these books contained a 33 1/3 rpm record; this copy did not. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Cleveland Nov 24, 1968 [1 page], 1968

 Item — Box 610: [Barcode: 31858072460862]
Identifier: CC-03015-3060
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1968

Cleveland: Nov 24, 1968 [2 pages], 1968

 Item — Box 610: [Barcode: 31858072460862]
Identifier: CC-28170-29333
Scope and Contents

Announcement of d.a. levy's suicide and his friends' plans for further publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

(Definitely) Random Sightings, 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-34180-35865
Scope and Contents

This book includes a reprint of "the cement fuck,"some previously unpublished prints, painting and postcards.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.

Dates: 2000

Dreams at the Tea-Table, 1963

 Item — Box 331: [Barcode: 31858072490976]
Identifier: CC-24046-24496
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1963

flp business letter #4562, 1967

 Item — Box 610: [Barcode: 31858072460862]
Identifier: CC-31907-33431
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1967

Forever Worship the Second Coming, 1968

 Item — Box 350: [Barcode: 31858072490869]
Identifier: CC-23190-23628
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1968

Fragments of a Shattered Mirror [Reprint], 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-33512-35161
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1999

Haiku '64 , 1964

 Item — Box 314: [Barcode: 31858072490802]
Identifier: CC-48978-70016
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1964

Lament: a sound poem, 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-28216-29384
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1969

[Letter to David W Harris], 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-48670-69702
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1967

Lumina, 1965

 Item — Box 339: [Barcode: 31858072491248]
Identifier: CC-23944-24392
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1965

Manuscript to david w harris: biff boys at the black house, 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-48676-69708
Scope and Contents

This manuscript was not published during levy's life. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967