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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

Sarah Trembath interview

It Was The Scarlet That Did It: An Interview with Sarah Trembath

Hannah Grieco and Sarah Trembath

Scattered Clouds: New and Selected Poems by Reuben Jackson

Clara B. Jones interviews poet Reuben Jackson

Clara B. Jones

More Essays and Interviews

Poetry

Argentina / via http://www.freeimages.com/profile/mexikids

The Insides of Argentina

Todd Clouser

nest / emb

Three Poems by Andrew Galan

Andrew Galan

More Poetry

Beat Generation

Harry Nudel: Ted Joans LIves

Ted Joans Lives! Tribute: Harry Nudel

Harry Nudel

In Memoriam: Bruce Conner, 1933-2008

In Memoriam: Bruce Conner, 1933-2008

Michael McClure

Big Sur - Jack Kerouac

Big Sur by Jack Kerouac

Eric D. Lehman

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

Junk Nightmares

Lee Watkins

More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

Cola Wars (detail) - Jonathon Prestidge

Three collages by Jonathon Prestidge

Jonathon Prestidge

Untitled for Awake - Doren Robbins

Artworks by Doren Robbins

Doren Robbins

More Art

Essays

The Millstones of History

The Mill Stones of History

Lazar Trubman

Plain Sight by Matt Dube

Plain Sight

Matt Dube

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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