levy, d.a., 1942-1968
Parallel Names
- Levy, D. A.
- Levy, DA
Nationality
American
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
6 Cleveland Prints Vol 2, 1964
d.a.levy was the owner of the Renegade Press. None of the prints have linear, readable elements. This copy has a two duplicate prints entitled, "lakefront at night" which was a separate purchase in 1981. The signed levy print is entitled, "leos casino." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
a mandala to free the spirit, 1967
Black (cover), 1966
Khu-En-Oho is another name for d.a. levy -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The booklet is formed from three poems: "Black Hat : At the End of the Bar,"3 American Tanka"/"3 Tanks," and "Egyptian Stroboscope." Though they do not appear in the table of contents, four other shorter poems are mingled throughout: "Iron Cross of the Sun," "SCrape the SKY-rapeR,"Flying Muslim," and "Judgement I."
Black Hat: at the end of the bar, 2004
The cover was designed by the publisher and printer, Jason Davis. This title was first printed by 400 Rabbit Press, Cleveland 1966 in 120 copies. The layout of the poem on the right side of the page is reminiscent of ee cummings' style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Black Hat: at the end of the bar, 2004
The cover was designed by the publisher and printer, Jason Davis. This title was first printed by 400 Rabbit Press, Cleveland 1966 in 120 copies. The layout of the poem on the right sid e of the page is reminiscent of ee cummings' style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Letter to David Harris (dwh), re: poem publishing and cats: [forget about the NABD...], 1967
Letter to David Harris (dwh), re: sending stamps: [wrote you a lettre asking if you had or could save any stamps...], 1966
levy discusses stamp collecting and asks for article about concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Letter to Dawid V Harrass (David Harris), re: manuscript submission: [new mq out in a week...], 1967
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with a manuscript submitted for publication to david w harris entitled, "The Incense Box" that apparently remained unpublished.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.
Letter to Jacob Leed, re: Paris Review: [just heard Paris Review is doing a concrete issue...], 1968
levy wrutes about contributions of concrete poetry being solicited for a forthcoming issue of Paris Review. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Random Sightings (The Egyptian Stroboscope Sessions), 2000
Most of the copies of the first printing in an edition of 108 copies were confiscated by the Cleveland Police in the notorious raid of Jim Lowell's book store in 1966. The second printing by grass coin publishing in 1967 had a different cover, a modified title page & did not contain an index section. This third posthumous printing presented here is a reproduction of the original, the unique page from the second edition as well as the original manuscript pages. The cover silkscreen of this third printing was done by Mike Schaefer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Scarab Poems, 2nd Edition, 1996
Poems were composed by d.a.levy in 1967 and most of the originals are held by the Sackner Archive. The covers differ between the 1st and 2nd editions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Scarab Poems 1967-1978, 1978
Poems were composed by d.a.levy in 1967 and most of the originals are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Cement Fuck, 1966
The abstract expressionist cover was painted by maRa. A handwritten poem by levy appears on the back cover. This book contains all the stanzas of Chalchihuitlicue; the booklet of the same title (held by the Sackner Archive) only contains the first stanza. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The North American Book of the Dead, 1966
The theme of this poem deals with Zen and an afterlife place whose description was inspired by the Tibetan book of the Dead. The poem has five parts; the first two which were published in 1965 have been extensively revised and three parts added. The latter are bound upside down. Three drawings are reproduced in the book. The cover, a watercolor by levy, has a darker, more developed structure than the other copy of this book held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Para-Concrete Manifesto / Letter from Cavan McCarthy to George (Dowden?), re: payment: Thanks for your cash, 1966
The da levy poem is also on the back cover of Tlaloc 13, a periodical also held by the Sackner Archive. This letter is stored in a da levy binder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
the sunlight shining through my wife's paisley skirt, 2002
(Uh..One & Uh..Two) Random Sightings, 2001
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.
You Can Have Your Fucking City Bak, 1967
Zen Concrete & etc., 1991
This reprinting of levy's concrete poetry was edited by Ingrid Swanberg who acknowledged..."heartfelt thanks to Marvin Sackner for its longstanding belief in this project..." The book is divided into three sections: 1) "Zen Concrete" comprises the entire 23 poem sequence, partly published in Blewointment Press 1967, 2) "& etc." is a wide selection from major poetic works, Cleveland Undercovers and Subterranean Monastery Death Poem, and 3) "afterwords" assembles articles by his friends. The images in this citation include an exhibition of d.a. levy's works as well as works about him that was shown during Art Basel Miami on December 6, 2008. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
