levyfest

Library services will open the day with a brief meet and greet including coffee, juice, breakfast cakes, and information on LevyFest and the events schedule.

Russell Salamon reflects on his friendship with d.a. levy, the Mimeograph Revolution in Cleveland and reads selections of his own poetry.

Following the morning panel, tables will be made available for publishers throughout the remainder of the day, press operators, and independent poets/printers to display, trade, or sell published works as well as distribute promotional materials and meet with other writers and publishers.

For more information, or to register for a table reservation free of cost, please email Alex at alex@hydeoutpress.com.

"A collection of interviews, locations, art, speculations and poetry of and about poet d.a. levy, who committed suicide at the age of 26. He was a very active poet and publisher for his short life. He was well-known by poets throughout the world and is remembered by Allen Ginsberg in the film. The film is an organization of much diverse material that is made to flow like a poem reflecting levy's style and subsequent turmoil"--from Canyon Cinema website. 51 min. Continuous showings, 12:00-4:00 pm.

Mark Kuhar describes how levy's example influenced his own personal Cleveland literary journey, from creating two levyfests and a live reading series; to starting up a small press for print editions; to taking advantage of digital opportunities to publish and promote poetry; to becoming a community activist; and what levy's own words – "in the days unborn you will find my brothers armed with words you haven't even dreamed of," – means for the future.

Mark S. Kuhar (markk) is a writer, poet, editor, publisher, artist and songwriter. His poetry, fiction and nonfiction have appeared in many print and online publications. He has published four chapbooks or poetry: “acrobats in catapult twist” (2003); “laughing in the ruins of chippewa lake park” (2004), “e40th & pain: poems from deep cleveland” (2006); and “mercury in retrograde” (2012). he is the founder of deep cleveland llc,, www.deepcleveland.com, a literary, entertainment and educational venture designed to perpetuate post-industrial literary culture and other types of cosmic enterprise in the service of the arts. He lives in medina, ohio, with his wife and three children. He holds a BA in English, with a specialization in Creative Writing (1980) from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

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Poet and publisher Alex C. Nielsen uses the historical role of the Mimeograph Revolution in Cleveland's downtown environment to contextualize the role of print technologies and self-publishing as a pedagogical tool for urban academies.