The Zen concept of the "No Mind" state of absence of consciousness can be compared to the Taoist ideas represented by Cummings.

Mac Low saw in this a chance for tapping into the "Unconscious, the impulses, the instincts, the Id, the deepest layer, which is common to all people" and from which arises all truth.

Mac Low used a numeric system to replace the control of the poet's ego.

This "numeric order determines the selection and decision of composition".

By avoiding the judgment of the artist, he attempted to reach universal truth.

Poetry readings at http://www.ubu.com/sound/maclow.html

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