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About Michael O'Shaughnessy

Michael O'Shaughnessy co-edited a literary zine in the '90s called Report to Hell. From 2007-2010, he and his wife wrote a gonzo cooking column called "In the Sellwood Kitchen" for a neighborhood newspaper in Portland, Oregon. He runs a semi-fictional net label called Sleeping Brothers Records, releasing lo- to mid-fi albums recorded over the last 30 years by a small circle of friends. You can find him on Twitter at @mroshaugh.

Two poems by Michael O’Shaughnessy

Michael O'Shaughnessy

fill / em

The Breeze from the Box Fan Is My Muse Today i’m trying to bring it all together all my better demons, those wicked muses ferocious for discovery, brazen moves, leaps into the abyss, surreal at … [Read more...]

Three poems by Michael O’Shaughnessy

Michael O'Shaughnessy

gull

< Anemone of the State the sea (all those parts pooled into one) upheaves and twists long rocks like dirty shirts on the beach. i jump over the laundry, balancing on a collar before … [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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