RE: FLUXLIST: Mesostics

[Allan Revich]

Rod,   The point that I am trying to make is not that I am right or that you (or anybody else) is wrong. The point is that the beauty in Fluxus is that it thrives on diversity and difference rather than on dogma and rigidity. I think that Cage was a genius and that his methods, means, and maybe madness were all beautiful. Getting hung up on pointless minutiae is a waste of time and energy.   To answer your question; no, I don’t suggest that you “follow this guy's examples even if they don't fit with what Cage stated”. I suggest that you accept the work of other people as inspired by whomever or whatever they suggest was their inspiration.   What does the place of birth of Maciunas have to do with John Cage or Mesostic poetry anyway? Do you need me to tell you that you are very clever? OK. You are very clever. The sources that I have located to date suggest that he was born in Lithuania, moved from there to Germany, and from Germany to the United States. If you have more accurate information you could probably share it without losing any of your cleverness.     Allan