 "M" was first published by Wesleyan University Press in 1973.In January 1978 Cage was invited by Kathan Brown of Crown Point Press to engage in printmaking, and Cage would go on to produce series of prints every year until his death; these, together with some late watercolors, constitute the largest portion of his extant visual art.In 1979 Cage's "Empty Words" was first published by Wesleyan University Press.