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    May 1, 2009

    More of Richard Leck, East Village Poet of the Old School

    You may recall the story Graham Rayman told here of Richard Leck, the longtime East Villager and poet who rubbed shoulders with the local literati and died beloved but penniless. (It took some effort and Graham's intervention to get Leck buried after many weeks.) Today EV Grieve interviews Leck's p ... More >>

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    January 23, 2009

    Richard Leck, Longtime Village Figure, Finally Laid to Rest

    Richard Leck, the East Village habitue whose death we reported two weeks ago, was buried today in Calverton National Cemetery on Long Island. Leck, 75, a former soldier, died of heart disease on Dec. 19 without next of kin. His friends had contacted the Voice because they feared that he would end u ... More >>

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    January 15, 2009

    Richard Leck, 1933-2008

    The Voice mourns the loss of Richard Leck, a longtime East Village habitue who passed away of heart disease on Dec. 19. Leck, 75, was one of that disappearing class of people who make the neighborhood more colorful and more interesting than the yuppie scum who invade this sacred ground and drive ... More >>

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