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This book depicts 31 reproductions of collages, each cut from one week of the 1975 Cleveland Plain Dealer and glued to 12" x 18" cardboard; 49 were completed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Advises Inman about publishing activities. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The cover is a silkscreen print in green ink that depicts a rabbit within a landscape. There are slight differeces in the signatures between the two copies; hence the signatures are not facsimiles. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The cover was designed by Tom L. Kryss. The three photocopied drawings within the book were done by Dominique. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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rjs discusses putting together a d.a. levy anthology, his jail term, lost job, and an inquiry about George Montgomery. Inman notes that he thought rjs was another name for levy, commisurates about rjs jail term and sends George Montgomery's address. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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rjs sends Inman order sheet for U CAN HAV YR FUCKIN CITI BAK. He also adds a note indicating publishing responsibilities, viz., d.a.levy = kho-an-oho, seven flowers, renegade, grass coin? and rjs = captain zero, evolution incorporated, ground zero press, free love press. Inman expreses concern with levy's problems with the police and his admiration for levy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Relates story of the arrest of d.a.levy, Jim Lowell and Robert Sigmund. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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rjs requests bill wyatt for a contribution to the d.a. levey anthology. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The letter deals with a manuscript submitted for publication to david w harris entitled, "The Incense Box" that apparently remained unpublished. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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An archive of correspondence between levy and Bill Wyatt, a British poet, was listed in this catalogue and purchased by the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The catalogue listed several paintings on paper by levy but before the Sackners could purchase them, they had been sold. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The inscription might be to Grace Butcher, a poet in da levy's circle. The cover drawing was done by Grady Jones and the introductory essay by John Cornillion. The first poem, entitled "Peaces" is a loose listing of permutations of its title, e.g., peA ces, peces pe Aces, Pea c ess, PEA cess, peees ssess, etc. The ink drawing depicts a large calligraphic marking; three other markings, reproduced in mimeographed printing, are scattered throughout this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This polemic deals with the reprecussions of the arrests of d.a. levy and James Lowell on obscenity charges. According to Brandon Thomas DiSabatino on internet: As the regional headlines mark the 50th anniversary of the Hough Riots, I recall a line in a poem by d.a. levy, observing the madness that erupted from July 18th to July 23rd on the east side of Cleveland: they are looting stores trying to get televisions so they can watch the riots/on the 11 pm news It is an image my mind has conjured during riots and subsequent lootings over the past few years "” in Ferguson, in Baltimore "” where the strange, seemingly unmovable biases and struggles of class warfare appear inseparable from the American landscape. levy was born and raised in Cleveland, and he incorporated the Hough Riots in his poetry as he incorporated every aspect of Cleveland during the mid-to-late 60s. His self-described artistic mission was to give the city its own singular breed of poetry, regardless of whether...

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The poem deals with the incarceration of rjs (Robert J. Sigmund) on drug charges. rjs was in the circle of poets affiliated with d.a.levy. The cover was designed by T.L. Kryss. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The back cover design was done by Wally Depew. Book includes all arrest & trial news articles, (5 inlaid Kryss silkscreens of the original book are not included), critques by levy's peers, comments by 40 of his friends and fellows, including Bukowski, Blazek, Richmond, et al. All major works of levy printed to date are included: CLEVELAND UNDERCOVERS, NORTH AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, RECTAL EYE VISOONS, PRAPS 1 AND KIBBUTZ IN THE SKY. According to rjs' introduction, 25 signed copies with extra pages were to be produced. The Sackners are unaware that this special edition was ever published. However, the Sackner Archive holds stapled pages with the cover title "you can have your fucking city bak." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The back cover design was done by Wally Depew. Book includes all arrest & trial news articles, 5 inlaid Kryss silkscreens, crtiques by levy's peers, comments by 40 of his friends and fellows, including Bukowski, Blazek, Richmond, et al. All major works of levy printed to date are included: CLEVELAND UNDERCOVERS, NORTH AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, RECTAL EYE VISOONS, PRAPS 1 AND KIBBUTZ IN THE SKY. According to rjs' introduction, 25 signed copies with extra pages were to be produced. The Sackners are unaware that this special edition was ever published. However, the Sackner Archive holds stapled pages that with the cover title "you can have your fucking city bak." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.