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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

Mt. Baker seen from Mt. Watson. Photo credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bthompson/5011625855/ Ben Thompson

Nature As Muse: The World of Fine Writing

Doug Scott

Zlatko Anguelov

Love in the no-land space between two cultures: an interview with Zlatko Anguelov

Jasmina Tacheva

More Essays and Interviews

Poetry

in the bois des rappes / image credit: dre

4 Poems by Larry Beckett

Larry Beckett

For Ted Joans: poems and a collage by Steve Dalachinsky

Steve Dalachinsky

More Poetry

Beat Generation

Kirby Doyle poet

Remembering Poet Kirby Doyle

Michael McClure

In honor of Jack’s birthday: 4 Kerouac videos

Empty Mirror

Laura Corsiglia and Ted Joans

Remembering Ted Joans – Beat / Surrealist Poet & Artist

Denise Enck

David Amram, Ed Heflin & Joe Kerouac. © Ed Heflin, 2003

An Interview with David Amram: By Your Works Ye Shall Be Known

Ed Heflin

More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

construction1 (detail) screenpainting by Shih Yun Yeo

Screenpaintings by Shih Yun Yeo

Shih Yun Yeo

Nature is Alphabet 8 (detail) - Nico Vasilikas

Nature is Alphabet: Vispo

Nico Vassilakis

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Essays

Photo by Alina Daniker on Unsplash

No Place Like Home

Angela Mayorga

eyes on 8 by Emilie Kneifel

eyes on / horizon by Emilie Kneifel

Emilie Kneifel

More Essays

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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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