D. A. Levy
d.a. levy (1942-1968) was a Cleveland, Ohio-based artist, poet and altenative publisher active during the 1960s.
d.a. levy was born Darryl Allan Levy on October 29, 1942 to Joseph J. and Carolyn Levy living on Cleveland's near West side.
Toward the end of his high school years and later, during a short stint in the Navy, levy became frustrated with his perceived lack of respect from authority figures and turned to poetry as an outlet for his frustrations. He later found creative outlet in publishing on a small printing press. During this time he also discovered spiritual outlet in Buddhism.
levy published his own and other's works, printed on his hand press or a mimeograph through his Renegade Press and Seven Flowers Press.
His poetry and political activities kept him in trouble with the law. In 1966 he was indicted for distributing obscene poetry to minors. He was arrested again in 1967, prompting a benefit reading on May 14, 1967 on the Case Institute of Technology campus which drew such figures as Allen Ginsberg, Tuli Kupferberg and the Fugs.
levy committed suicide on November 24, 1968 at the age of 26.
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