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The Buddhist Third Class Junkmail Oracle: The Art and Poetry of d.a. Levy

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being an acquaintance of levy from back in cleveland around the mid 60s, i'd say it's about time that his soul resurrected itself from its long trip though the bardols and onto the runically papyrical pages of an exquisite book, so artfully texted by el guapo miguel d'oro. kudos to golden, and a toast to levy. a quick story: me and levy once wrote 5 pages of various interpretations of his initials (a feat that took me at least a 1/2 bottle of cheap port)...i remember some: de arcanum, double apertif, don atello, dreaded anomaly. he was funny and creative, in the way that all those committed to die soon become funny and creative.

This collection provides a great introduction into d.a. levy's work. A poet who suffered through years of poverty, anonymity, and government persecution, levy is one of the great "undiscovered" voices of the American 1960s. His work is well represented here, with a great collection of both his poetry and his visual art (some in color). Mike Golden's introductory essay is smartly written, and provides the best commentary on levy available.

I've always enjoyed Levy's collage work, but this was my first time to really delve into his poetry...and I wasn't disappointed. Its an interesting compilation -- very pretty, well designed -- which includes an informative biographical essay by Mike Golden, who put this whole lovely shabang together.

I have just begun to read da levy's poetry and it has already had a profound affect on me. All through out this book there are these flower like drawings, and I was wondering if anyone new the significance of them?