Originally printed in a signed & numbered edition of 50 copies

December 1998

Circulated at the
celebration for Dick Higgins
December 27, 1998
Judson Memorial Church
NYC
mesostics
for
dick higgins
by mIEKAL aND

1998
Xerox Sutra Editions
West Lima, Wisconsin
 all words used
in this text are from
“foew&ombwhnw” by dick higgins
1967 • something else press

an animated version of the first 17 mesostics

can be found online @

www.joglars.org/mesostics

Xerox Sutra Editions

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 1
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 2
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obliviouS
 3
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weIght
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aNd
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 4
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 5
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 6
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 7
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 8
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judGes
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 9
subsiDized
productIons
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exIst
directioN
improviSation
 10
closeD
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House
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soundS
 11
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lIght
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 12
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 13
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 14
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 15
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 16
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 17
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 18
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possIble
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 19
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 20
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wIth
thouGh
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baIt
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 21
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prIncess
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 22
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 23
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darKened

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meantIme
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actIon
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cueS
 24
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 25
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motIon
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 26
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partieS
 27
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 28
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communIties
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 29
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 30
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 31
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recognIzed
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 32
commeDia
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cooKery

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preparIng
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larGe
quIll
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 33
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bIrd
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taKen

ligHt
desIgns
sinGs
traGic
opInions
maN
memphiS
 34
Demented
happenIngs
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asKs

migHt
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doG
musIc
surrouNded
detailS
 35
hunDreds
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exerCise
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oblIvious
fraGments
everythinG
determIned
old-fashioNed
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 36
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bewIlderment
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diaGonally
audIence
recalcitraNce
eyebrowS
 37
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thInketh
frenCh
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rIfles
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sinGs
dIsfigure
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dieS
 38
recorDer
remaInder
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waitIng
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offstaGe
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 39
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 40
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worK

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hostIlity
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recoGnition
prohIbition
aNonymous
preSumably
words extracted from “foew&ombwhnw” by dick higgins