Writing Mesostics Does Not Takes a Great OULIPO Faith

September 4, 2006 6:20 PM

Mesostics.John Cage invented this form of inclusion/acrostic poetry. Some examples by John Cage: Raphael Mostel, Mark Tobey, Marcel Duchamp, and Erik Satie. You can create your own through an automated mesostomatic process. Even cabbies have gotten in on the act.
posted by Falconetti (4 comments total)

First post!
posted by Dr. Wu at 8:36 PM on September 4, 2006

----------------a Meme, a message
--------------in yEllow and white,
----------------a Thread
----------spun of Argument
--------------and Flame
-----------where mInds meet
------------among Links -
--------------togeTher in the
--------in the bluE
we read, and wondeR
posted by Pastabagel at 8:46 PM on September 4, 2006

Uhm... did he do all that before or after Mortal Kombat?
posted by qvantamon at 9:54 AM on September 5, 2006

Cool.
posted by bardic at 1:57 PM on September 5, 2006