http://www.metafilter.com/54516/Writing-Mesostics-Does-Not-Takes-a-Great-OULIPO-Faith/ Comments on MetaFilter post Writing Mesostics Does Not Takes a Great OULIPO Faith Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:36:29 -0800 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:36:29 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/54516/Writing-Mesostics-Does-Not-Takes-a-Great-OULIPO-Faith <a href="http://www.digitalsalon.com/weblog/pivot/entry.php?id=68">Mesostics.</a> John Cage <a href="http://www.ubu.com/papers/perloff02.html">invented</a> this form of inclusion/acrostic poetry. Some examples by John Cage: <a href="http://www.mostel.com/Cage_about_Mostel.html">Raphael Mostel</a>, <a href="http://www.levity.com/corduroy/cage.htm">Mark Tobey</a>, <a href="http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=494752">Marcel Duchamp</a>, and <a href="http://www.galerija-rigo.hr/01/cage.htm">Erik Satie</a>. You can create your own through an automated <a href="http://www.euph0r1a.net/mesostomatic">mesostomatic</a> process. Even <a href="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kirstenlavers/taxigallery/taxigallerywebsite/fullacrostics1.html">cabbies </a>have gotten in on the act<a href="http://mesostic.com/mesosticex.htm">.</a> post:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.54516 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:20:46 -0800 Falconetti mesostic johncage poetry acrostic http://www.metafilter.com/54516/Writing-Mesostics-Does-Not-Takes-a-Great-OULIPO-Faith#1424279 <a href="http://www.euph0r1a.net/mesostomatic/make_mesostic.php?spine=metafilter&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metafilter.com%2F&cycle=1">First post!</a> comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.54516-1424279 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:36:29 -0800 Dr. Wu http://www.metafilter.com/54516/Writing-Mesostics-Does-Not-Takes-a-Great-OULIPO-Faith#1424283 ----------------a <b>M</b>eme, a message --------------in y<b>E</b>llow and white, ----------------a <b>T</b>hread ----------spun of <b>A</b>rgument --------------and <b>F</b>lame -----------where m<b>I</b>nds meet ------------among <b>L</b>inks - --------------toge<b>T</b>her in the --------in the blu<b>E</b> we read, and wonde<b>R</b> comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.54516-1424283 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:46:48 -0800 Pastabagel http://www.metafilter.com/54516/Writing-Mesostics-Does-Not-Takes-a-Great-OULIPO-Faith#1424647 Uhm... did he do all that before or after Mortal Kombat? comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.54516-1424647 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:54:50 -0800 qvantamon http://www.metafilter.com/54516/Writing-Mesostics-Does-Not-Takes-a-Great-OULIPO-Faith#1424743 Cool. comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.54516-1424743 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:57:56 -0800 bardic