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Celebrating Hammond Guthrie

Denise Enck

Hammond Guthrie

Did you know Hammond Guthrie? Hammond passed in October 2019. An artist and writer, he founded and edited the online literary/art journal, The 3rd Page: A Journal of Ongrowing Natures (2002-2007), … [Read more...]

Language of Birds, with art by Rik Lina, published

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Language of Birds by Rik Lina and Allan Graubard

Language of Birds, a new work in the spirit of play, includes original surrealist artwork by Rik Lina alongside nine poetic texts about birdsong and avian behavior by Allan Graubard. Published by Anon … [Read more...]

Ways We Vanish by Todd Dillard available for pre-order

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Ways We Vanish: poems by Todd Dillard

Ways We Vanish, Todd Dillard's debut poetry collection, navigates the grief following the loss of a loved one, while also starting a new life and becoming a parent. It peels back the layers of … [Read more...]

Two Novels by Mike Corrao is now available!

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Two Novels by Mike Corrao

Empty Mirror contributor Mike Corrao's new book, Two Novels, released on November 19, 2019, can now be ordered from Orson's Publishing. Two Novels explores loss and confusion in this strange … [Read more...]

Some G*ddamn Horses!: Silas Plum Art Show, October 11 in The Plains, VA

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The Wild Woman of Karakorum (detail) - Silas Plum

Youngblood Art Studio presents Some G*ddamn Horses!, an exploration of the equine form featuring sculpture by Lilla Ohrstrom and paintings by Silas Plum. Wild Mongolian Horse Rider Katie Hasse will … [Read more...]

Wm. Anthony Connolly’s debut poetry collection, Psalms and Stones

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Psalms and Stones - Wm. Anthony Connolly

Empty Mirror contributor Wm. Anthony Connolly's debut poetry collection, Psalms and Stones has just been published by Spartan Press. It's available for purchase now at Barnes & Noble and … [Read more...]

Letter Wheels by Nico Vassilakis now available

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Nico Vassilakis Letter Wheels book

Timglaset has just published a large format artist's book containing nine of Nico Vassilakis' letter wheels. It's limited to only 60 copies and is available now from Timglaset for €10.00. From the … [Read more...]

Gregory Corso – The Gold Standard record release

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Gregory Corso - The Gold Standard LP, Unrequited Records

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Jared Feldschreiber’s debut novella, Reckless Abandon, published

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Reckless Abandon novella by Jared Feldschreiber

Empty Mirror contributor Jared Feldschreiber's debut novella, Reckless Abandon, has just been published. Reckless Abandon depicts John Duggan, an up-and-coming playwright who learns of the toil of … [Read more...]

New poetry collections by Kenneth Pobo

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ken pobo poetry books

Empty Mirror contributor Kenneth Pobo has published two new poetry collections this past month. The Antlantis Hit Parade Prose poems. From the publisher: "A delightful collection of unique … [Read more...]

Beat Generation photographer Larry Keenan’s website relaunched

Denise Enck

Larry Keenan Beat Generation photo gallery

In 2002, Beat and counterculture photographer Larry Keenan asked me to build a website to document forty years of his Beat Generation and counterculture photography. Working with him and learning … [Read more...]

g emil reutter’s new poetry collection, Stale Bread and Coffee, published

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Stale Bread and Coffee: Poems by g emil reutter

Alien Buddha Press has just published Empty Mirror contributor g emil reutter's newest collection of poetry, Stale Bread and Coffee. Published on April 9, it's 66 pages and is available for purchase … [Read more...]

Silas Plum’s exhibition, Axiology: April 5-May 31, 2019

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Let's Keep a Secret! Silas Plum

The exhibition will be on display at the Youngblood Art Studio Gallery in Plains, Virginia, April 4 through May 31, 2019. It will be open to the public Saturdays from 12:00 - 4:00 or by appointment. … [Read more...]

Buku Sarkar photography exhibition: March 21-April 28, 2019

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Buku Sarkar photography exhibition NYC

Empty Mirror contributor Buku Sarkar's photographs will be featured in an exhibition at the ICP Museum, 250 Bowery, NYC. The show runs from March 21, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. until April 28, 2018 at 6 … [Read more...]

Sam Silva releases new chapbooks

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sam silva poetry chapbooks

Prolific poet Sam Silva has published several new chapbooks this year. They are all available on Amazon and include: Two Chapbooks for Winter (print / Kindle) Someone's Minor Apocalypse … [Read more...]

Mateo Lara’s chapbook, Glitter Gods, is now available!

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Glitter Gods - poetry by Mateo Lara

Empty Mirror contributor Mateo Lara's chapbook, Glitter Gods has been published by Thirty West Publishing House. Its twenty pages contain nine poems. You can buy Glitter Gods on Thirty West's … [Read more...]

Book Release – Collage by Women: 50 Essential Contemporary Artists, edited by Rebeka Elizegi

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Collage by Women: 50 Essential Contemporary Artists, edited by Rebeka Elizegi

Now available for pre-order, Collage by Women presents fifty international women artists working in the field of collage today through a rigorous selection of their works. Curated by the Spanish … [Read more...]

Rebeka Elizegi’s Beatnik collages at the Hybrid Art Fair, March 1-3, Madrid

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Rebeka Elizegi presents Beatnik at the Hybrid Art Fair by the Arteuparte Gallery Hybrid Art Fair 1-3 March 2019 Hotel Petit Palace Santa Bárbara / Plaza Santa Bárbara, 10, Madrid, Spain The … [Read more...]

Poetry reading: Tate Swindell, Neeli Cherkovski and Thomas Antonic at the Beat Museum

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Beat Museum poetry reading

Tate Swindell writes --- Friends, I'll be reading poetry at the Beat Museum (Broadway & Columbus in San Francisco) this Saturday [November 17] at 2pm. My good friends Neeli Cherkovski and … [Read more...]

Chris La Tray’s One-Sentence Journal: Short Poems and Essays from the World at Large published

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Chris La Tray One Sentence Journal

Chris La Tray's One-Sentence Journal: Short Poems and Essays from the World at Large has been published by Riverfeet Books. Chris' essay, "Notes on the Sacred Art of Dog Walking", which first appeared … [Read more...]

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