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About Jeff Bagato

A multi-media artist living near Washington, DC, Jeff Bagato produces poetry and prose as well as electronic music and glitch video.

Some of his poetry has appeared in Empty Mirror, Futures Trading, Rusty Truck, Otoliths, H&, The New Post Literate, and Zoomoozophone Review.

His published books include Savage Magic (poetry), And the Trillions (poetry), The Toothpick Fairy (fiction), and Dishwasher on Venus (fiction). A blog about his writing and publishing efforts can be found at jeffbagato.wordpress.com.

5 Poems by Jeff Bagato

Jeff Bagato

Swimmers on 20th Street Swimmers on 20th weave thru traffic with long strokes, kicking up foam & high, lone spire, wet motion rising & collapsing at the same time, mute … [Read more...]

Civilization’s Lost: Poems by Jeff Bagato

Jeff Bagato

overland

From Palace to Palace One leap over the horns of consecration— a fine arc pleases the mistress of … [Read more...]

Poems by Jeff Bagato

Jeff Bagato

A lost message of kings electrical lines choke the sky— a buzz of power thrusting wind aside, we hear words only in … [Read more...]

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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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