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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 206 Collections and/or Records:

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

happy fuck a llama day, 1966

 Item — Box 543: [Barcode: 31858072461068]
Identifier: CC-33537-35187
Scope and Contents

The image accompanying this poem is an abstraction of a barge (on the Cayuga river flowing through Cleveland) with musical notes eminating from its foghorn. The poem refers to the fact that the river caught on fire because of heavy pollution near the time the poem was written. The title of the poem is "the foghorns of the barges" and reads, sing to me mournful - sing to me mad - sing to me mist and magic - and everyone else as the city sneaks out of the haze - we laugh and throw firecrackers at it." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Hate Rays: You too can help destroy a nation, 1967

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-33861-35532
Original Sackner Archive Location

The mainfesto deals with profanity. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Head Second, 1965

 Item — Box 543: [Barcode: 31858072461068]
Identifier: CC-51257-72345
Scope and Contents

d.a. levy contributed six abstract drawings and Judson Crews wrote the poems in this publication. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

(Invisible) Random Sightings, 1999

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-48657-69689
Scope and Contents

This issue contains a photograph that is reprinted and reproduced in (Uh..One & Uh..Two) Random Sightings. The cover photograph is by Alan Horvath. Reprints numerous collages from Serif (volume 8, number 4, 1972, Marijuana Newsletter #2 (1965), The Day is a Prayer they Can't Understand (1967), Cleveland Undercovers (1966), All Gods Must Learn to Kill (1967). Also reprints Farewell the Floating Cunt (1964) in its entirety. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Kibbutz In The Sky, Book I, 1967

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-60427-56221
Scope and Contents

In the letter to billl wyatt on the cover, levy muses about a third part of the poem (only two parts were published) in which he plans "i think will be a defense of the county sherriffs (sic) office - they were pretty good to me considering all the lip i gave them - was on radio & T.V." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Kibbutz In The Sky, Book II, 1967

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-60428-56591
Scope and Contents

This prose poem deals with levy resigned to turning himself in to serve his sentence for the obscenity charge. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

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 from Kay Wood to Bill Wyatt, re: d.a. levy's indictment: [Merci, beaucoup - some may be of use...], 1967

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
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 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

Levy Lives, 1967

 Item — Box 305: [Barcode: 31858072460953]
Identifier: CC-07652-7797
Scope and Contents

This badge might have been done by levy in his lifetime or posthumously by one of his followers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Note: this badge was created by levy, likely in 1967, as he referred to it in Kibbutz In the Sky Book 2, 1967.

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