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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

Zlatko Anguelov

Love in the no-land space between two cultures: an interview with Zlatko Anguelov

Jasmina Tacheva

Jean Stafford’s Boston Adventure: Tradition and the Talented Individual by Linda Chown

Jean Stafford’s Boston Adventure: Tradition and the Talented Individual

Linda E. Chown

More Essays and Interviews

Poetry

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Grzegorz Wróblewski: Blue Pueblo

Grzegorz Wróblewski

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5 poems by Jeffrey Cyphers Wright

Jeffrey Cyphers Wright

More Poetry

Beat Generation

Ted Joans Lives! Tribute (2)

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from the video "Gregory Corso Walks & Talks in Rome, " Dario Bellini / YouTube

4 terrific Gregory Corso videos

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Ted Joans Lives! Tribute (11)

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In honor of Jack’s birthday: 4 Kerouac videos

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More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

The Palette Series #3 (detail), Mariia Magoly

The Palette Series: Collages by Mariia Magoly

Mariia Magoly

Lauralee Sikorski

Almost There: Paintings by Lauralee Sikorski

Lauralee Sikorski

More Art

Essays

Alison Winfield-Burns memoir

(Part IV) Alison Winfield-Burns memoir

Alison Winfield Burns

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Are Hungry Ghosts Just Ghosts with Borderline Personality Disorder?

Courtney Cook

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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