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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:

Polluted Lake Series, No. 3: OH4286AW, 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-04302-4382
Scope and Contents

Edited by d.a.levy. The title refers to a license plate of an automobile which has been printed on each of three pages four times in different typefaces. The last page depicts three hand formed letter "o's." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Polluted Lake Series, No. 4: Mist, 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-04301-4381
Scope and Contents

Edited by d.a.levy. One to three words are printed on each page. viz., "mist hung city," in varied combinations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Polluted Lake Series, No. 5: Conflict in Sonata Form, 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-04300-4380
Scope and Contents

Edited by d.a.levy. The theme of this poem is the eating of melons. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Polluted Lake Series, No. 6: Aster F, 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-04305-4385
Scope and Contents

Edited by d.a.levy. The poem deals with speed (the drug or the automobile) that can lead to disaster. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Polluted Lake Series, No. 7: Scotch Mist, 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-04409-4491
Scope and Contents

Edited by d.a.levy. This booklet consists of a concrete poem which employs Scottish words that deal with the docking maneuver for a ship in harbor. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Polluted Lake Series, No. 9: Shit Target/The Lakes, 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-04298-4378
Scope and Contents

Edited by d.a.levy. Sam Dogin may be a pseudonym for another poet, perhaps d.a. levy. This poem deals with the act of defecation. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Correction: Sam Dogin was proprieter of The Book Spot, where Levy worked for a time, Sam Dogin is not a pseudonym.--Source of annotation: Kenty[sic] Taylor.

Dates: 1965

Polluted Lake Series, No. 10: Susan Under John Poem, 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-04297-4377
Scope and Contents

Edited by d.a.levy. This book has a concrete poem that depicts a sexual orgasm; another version was published by the poet in the Ohio City Series. The author subsequently wrote feminist critical texts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Polluted Lake Series, No. 11: Sleep, 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-04334-4414
Scope and Contents

Edited by d.a.levy aka the author, Alan Denis. The letter "z" is repeated several times in varied typefaces to suggest snoring. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Polluted Lake Series, No. 12: Shadows Over Lake Erie, 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-04369-4451
Scope and Contents

Edited by d.a.levy. DagmaR [Polokovs] aka Mara was levy's common-in-law wife. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Purgatorio, 1964

 Item — Box 543: [Barcode: 31858072461068]
Identifier: CC-07664-7809
Scope and Contents

This poem, along with Reality Jew, was sent to Ted Berrigan, editor of the magazine "C," for possible publication. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Random Sightings (d.a. has left the building), 1999

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-48658-69690
Scope and Contents

The cover photograph is by Alan Horvath. Includes several poems and polemics against the Vietnam war as handwritten manuscripts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999