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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

D.H. Lawrence's Pansies, Nettles, and More Pansies: A Jeremiad by Kenneth Pobo

D.H. Lawrence’s Pansies, Nettles, and More Pansies: A Jeremiad

Kenneth Pobo

17 Syllables: The Death of Traditional Haiku

M.A. Barrett

More Essays and Interviews

Poetry

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birthday by William Bortz

William Bortz

beach by alex talmon

3 poems by George Moore

George Moore

More Poetry

Beat Generation

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The Beat Generation vs. “Beatniks”

Denise Enck

Who Was Sinclair Beiles? Essays

Book Review – Who was Sinclair Beiles?

Denise Enck

Gloria Avner and David Gitin

Remembering poet David Gitin

Sam Vinicur

Where to buy Beat Generation Books

For collectors: where and how to buy Beat Generation books (and others)

Denise Enck

More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

9 Bewildered by Neon Lips (detail)

Twelve collages by Bill Wolak

Bill Wolak

Rock Art (detail) by Fabio Sassi

Rock Art – Photographs by Fabio Sassi

Fabio Sassi

More Art

Essays

My Father's Map - Jan Glazewski

My Father’s Map

Jan Glazewski

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On Painting On

Nanette Jordan

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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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