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Empty Mirror 25th Anniversary

Empty Mirror celebrated its 25th anniversary on May 31, 2025! While we are currently on hiatus, we invite you to enjoy a quarter century of writing and art in our archives.

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On Literature

Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

Wankers, Burds, and Skag: Heteroglossia in Trainspotting

Stacey Mankoff

Boats for Women - poems by Sandra Yannone

Boats for Women: An Interview with Poet Sandra Yannone

Lauren Davis and Sandra Yannone

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Poetry

any day america

America – a poem by A.D. Winans

A.D. Winans

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Two poems by Irène Mathieu

Irène Mathieu

More Poetry

Beat Generation

William Burroughs, portrait by Graziano Origa, pen & ink, 1997

Junk Nightmares

Lee Watkins

Wordworth & Kerouac

Wordsworth and the Beats: The Longevity of Influence

William R. Soldan

Ted Joans Lives!

Ted Joans Lives! A Tribute

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ted joans photo by larry keenan (lo res)

Ted Joans Lives! Tribute: Keith Scotcher and Larry Keenan

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More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

Dervish (detail) by Alec Clayton

7 Abstract Paintings by Alec Clayton

Alec Clayton

Porcelain Blue (detail) - Rhed Fawell collage

Rhed Fawell: Collage and Embroidery

Rhed Fawell

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Essays

Denise Enck

Marshmallow Forest

Melissa Wiley

Panic Drapes the Look of the World: Literary Treatment for Anxiety in an Uncertain Age

Emily Sinclair

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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