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 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:

The JAMES R LOWELL DEFENSE FUND (2) / levy, d.a.; Brainard J., 1967

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Identifier: CC-60434-10003366
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1967

[two letter exchange re poems submitted to kauri] / levy, d.a.; Inman, Will., 1966

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Identifier: CC-07641-7786
Scope and Contents

levy describes a poet friend (RD) who is the only white man living and trying to make a difference in a black Cleveland neighborhood. He also doesn't want Inman to list his address in kauri (Inman's magazine) because he wants to be left alone to work. Inman writes back that he respects RD's intentions but rejects the poem because of its quality. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Unwanted poet: commentary by James Neff / levy, d.a.; Dworkin J; Ginsberg A., 1986

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Identifier: CC-60431-55624
Scope and Contents

This article presents a brief history of levy's stay in Cleveland culminating in a proclamation by its Mayor and Cuyagoaga County commissioners of February 14, 1986 as "D.A. Levy Poetry Day." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Why I Got Busted & Other Nonsense, Part 1 / levy, d.a.., 1967

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Identifier: CC-49028-70066
Scope and Contents

This is a polemic against the Cleveland establishment. In this piece, levy mentions that he decided to commit suicide at age 17 years but changed his mind at the last minute and began reading everything and writing poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Zen Concrete: Translations & a new interpretation of Buddhist Doctrines by d.a.levy / levy, d.a.., 1967

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Identifier: CC-48611-69643
Scope and Contents

This is the introductory piece of this 23 piece suite of altered mimeographed works. This is a letter to Bill Wyatt, a British poet, that states, "dear bill: i hope you can use this - i have no way to reproduce here - the fugs and allen ginsberg will be doing a benefit for me & jim lowell so we'll at least be able to pay our lawyers - its going to be difficult staying out of jail - establishment here is [swastika symbol] insane - i hope you can afford the return postage on this if you cant use it - if not let me know & ill try to get some return coupons & send them to you..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967