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The recto of this work sets forth the context of the trial and the verso reproduces a poem by Joe Brainard relating to peace and tranquility. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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

Scope and Contents The cover photograph was taken by Max Roach. At the time of this poem, Julie was Julie Weisberg, a 15 year old Clevelnd Heights acquaintance of d.a. levy.The following is an excerpt from Cleveland Magazine.com in November 2007 about JUlie Weisberg: "Authorities never said exactly which literature prompted levy and Lowell's indictments. But police arrested levy again in late March, confiscated his mimeograph and charged him with five counts of tending to contribute to the delinquency of minors. The charges could have sent levy to prison for up to five years. He was indicted for publishing the 17-year-old Friedman's "Black Revolt" in his anthology "465"; giving a copy of the book to Julie Weisberg, a 15-year-old Cleveland Heights girl; and reading the poem to a Gate audience that included the two teens. "465" was made up of youthful literary experiments of mixed quality "” a delicate poem about two lovers, an overwritten but vivid scene at Adele's Bar, Vietnam War protests, a...

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The cover depicts silkscreened portrait of levy and includes a handwritten inscription, "25 [cents] for levy's defense." The tipped-in silkscreen print on the page was probably made by levy. The text admonishes the people of Cleveland for the treatment of levy. According to a letter from Alan Horvath, this is the first version of the book that was subsequently published with a different cover/title page. Further, he indicated that pages were missing from the Sackner copy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The painted drawing on the cover was done by levy. Bill Wyatt, is a British poet who carried on a correspondence with levy. Several letters from this interaction are held by the Sackner Archive. Printed by d.a. levy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The recto is a clipping cut from a publication of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the verso has a drawing of a beattle and an Egyptian eye by levy. The verso is hand labeled "postcard." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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

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levy wrote that this work was to be published in the next issue of MQ (Marrahwanna Quarterly). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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According to Horvath, "These nine unpublished drafts of 'cleveland undercovers' trace the poem's progression from its single sheet origin to a 16 page manuscript containing sections which were later removed. None of the early versions contained the 'Introduction' which only appeared with the published poem. 'cleveland undercovers' was initially printed by 7 flowers press." The cover print was based upon a photograph published in a 1966 edition of the Cleveland Press by David Pishnery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book includes reproductions of "Book 14 T that consisted of abstract markings rendered on the mimeograph machine. The book reproduces 'The Para-Concrete Manifesto (1996)' is from the original mimeograph printing. Some of the pages inside 'untitled (1964)' also reproduced in the book were based upon images used for levy's '6 cleveland prints' (renegade press, 1964). There were 5 copies published; probably each one different from the other. Here, copy #2. is reprinted. The pages are colored abstract markings with some containing letter pictures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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In addition to the poetry of levy and Taylor, this book depicts reproductions of photographs of the poets and their circle. The poems in this book and the CD were made from a tape of readings by levy & Taylor (January 1967) provided by B.L.Kennedy and created in a limited edition by Ingrid Swanberg at Ghost Pony Press in 2000. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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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.