Notes from Tucson by John Levy

Presenting our 100th title, a full-length collection of author John Levy’s iconic ‘Note’ poems, spanning the years 2022-2026. 

“I began writing poems that were essentially letters or notes to friends in 1973. This book is a collection of 48 note poems written between the years 2023 and 2026. These note poems are addressed to friends, and often the friends are poets. I have the friend in mind as I begin to write. Usually, I start the note without knowing what I’ll say, enjoying thinking of the friend and hoping I’ll find something to say along the way.”

— John Levy

About the Author:

John Levy lives in Tucson with his wife, the painter Leslie Buchanan. He takes a lot of photos, began taking beginner’s piano lessons in his early 70s, and many different presses (in the U.S., Canada, England, Poland, Turkey, and India) have published his books and chapbooks of poetry and prose since 1980. His next book, To Assemble Absences, will be published in 2027 by Shearsman Books. He won the 2025 Poetry Society of America’s annual Shelley Memorial Award.