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Box 618

 Container

Staff Only

Contains 96 Results:

This Is Concrete Atrocity Paper, 1966

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60422-56191
Dates: 1966
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / 1966

a mandala to free the spirit, 1967

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60425-10003363
Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / 1967

Kibbutz In The Sky, Book II, 1967

 Item — Box: 618
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
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / 1967

Letter to H.K. and John S., re: poetry: Funny thing..., 1967

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60432-55623
Scope and Contents

Cannot identify H.K. but J.S. i is probably John Scott.. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1967

The JAMES R LOWELL DEFENSE FUND (1), 1967

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60433-10003365
Scope and Contents

This work lists books seized by Cleveland police from Asphodel Book shop. almost all the books and several of the magazines are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.


The James R. Lowell Defense Fund would include levy as well, which some refer to as the Lowell-levy (or levy-Lowell) Defense Fund. These funds aided Lowell and levy in their respective court battles.

Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / 1967

THE SAUNDARYAEARI or FLOOD OF BEAUTY, 1967

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60435-10003367
Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / 1967

Letter to David Harris (dwh), re: sending stamps: [wrote you a lettre asking if you had or could save any stamps...], 1966

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60629-55613
Scope and Contents

levy discusses stamp collecting and asks for article about concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1966

Letter to David Harris (dwh): [urgent], 1966

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60630-55614
Scope and Contents

The letter reads urgenT/ poems stolen need copies of BERET...BY may 5th.. when us fleye due.....? -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1966

Letter to David Harris (dwh), re: arson and trial: [u dont understand...], 1967

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60631-55611
Scope and Contents

This letter deals with arson of a coffe shop in Cleveland and artworks destroyed. levy ruminates abput hIs upcoming pornography trial. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1967

Letter to David Harris (dwh), re: boredom and apathy: [BLEW BOOK yours to burn|eat|distri-butte...], 1967

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60701-55599
Original Sackner Archive Location

The opening sentence of this card reads "BLEW BOOK yours to BURN | EAT | DISTR-BUTTE| anything you want to do with it... -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1967

Letter to David Harris (dwh), re: sending material: [just herd that r.j.s. got 6 months!!!], 1967

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60702-55602
Scope and Contents

levy mentions WORK-HOUSE sentence and also asks harris for cement ["concrete poetry" MAS interpretation] from him and other poets if "you will cut stencils -for -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1967

Letter to David Harris (dwh), re: satirical comic: [here is a poem for bill...], 1966

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60703-55612
Dates: 1966
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1966

Letter to David Harris (dwh), re: Steve Slavik: [im pretty sure slavik is ok...], 1968

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60704-55616
Scope and Contents

levy comments in this letter about the politics of Steve Slavik. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1968

Letter to Will Inman, re: anxiety: [today is saturday...] / PATA COURT ROOM CHANT, 1965

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60715-10003570
Scope and Contents

The drawing includes a Tibetan chant. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1965

Letter to Bill Wyatt, re: Renegade 7Flowers: [am sending you a collection of the latest renegade 7flowers press publications...] / [I have given sacrifices...], 1966

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-60783-56226
Scope and Contents

The book that levy announces was not published under the title given to it. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1966

Letter to Jacob Leed, re: Paris Review: [just heard Paris Review is doing a concrete issue...], 1968

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-07339-7483
Scope and Contents

levy wrutes about contributions of concrete poetry being solicited for a forthcoming issue of Paris Review. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1968

Letter to Jacob Leed, re: permission to publish: [did you receive my last letter?], 1966

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-07340-7484
Scope and Contents

levy requests permission to publish Leed's poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1966

Letter to Jacob Leed, re: publishing Tom Kryss' book: [im trying to hit everyone i know...], 1968

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-07347-7491
Scope and Contents

levy asks Leed for a donation to print a book by Tom Kryss. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1968

A CH'I LIN, 1967

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-07659-7804
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / 1967

Letter to David Harris (dwh), re: poem exchange: [i hope my sens of humor...] , 1967

 Item — Box: 618
Identifier: CC-33538-35188
Scope and Contents

This letter deals with poems that levy has submitted for publication. He also requests that Harris contact bp Nichol for acceptance of these poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / L / levy, d.a. / Correspondence / 1967