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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

Remembering and Jane Austen - Nazli Karabiyikoglu

Remembering and Jane

Nazli Karabiyikoglu

poet Risa Denenberg and her book, slight faith

A Conversation with Risa Denenberg

Lauren Davis and Risa Denenberg

More Essays and Interviews

Poetry

riversound (detail) / credit: de

Two poems by Emily Vizzo

Emily Vizzo

whitman ii collage - d.e.

Free Speech Cantos – Michael Ceraolo

Michael Ceraolo

More Poetry

Beat Generation

Howl and Other Poems - Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg: Howl (for the queer and disabled Americans)

Ben Berman Ghan

Allen Ginsberg College Censorship - Pavan - Loretta Graceffo

Resisting the Thought Police: The Untold Story of Allen Ginsberg’s Stand Against College Censorship

Loretta Graceffo

Gotham Book Mart - Evan P. Cordes

Being Michael Brownstein – Thomas Locicero

Thomas Locicero

Barry Miles - Beat Hotel

Book Review – The Beat Hotel by Barry Miles

Hammond Guthrie

More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

oblivion 1 (detail) - visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

Oblivion — visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

hiromi suzuki

deathpunch - Nicholas Lockyer

A Gallery of Collages by Nicholas Lockyer

Nicholas Lockyer

More Art

Essays

The Millstones of History

The Mill Stones of History

Lazar Trubman

The Baby in the Air

Max King Cap

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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