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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

John Keats by Joseph Severn 1819

Negative Capability: Keats and Buddha

Alfred K. LaMotte

Henry Miller - Tropic of Cancer censorship

“My Friend the Censor”: Henry Miller, Huntington Cairns, and Tropic of Cancer

Arthur Hoyle

More Essays and Interviews

Poetry

in back ii / credit: de

Three poems by Zach Linge

Zach Linge

pieces of the story / credit: de

At the Carnival of Drunken Poets

Alfred K. LaMotte

More Poetry

Beat Generation

Michael McClure Sweetwater

In Honor of Michael McClure’s Birthday

Empty Mirror

The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac, reviewed by Eric D. Lehman

Eric D. Lehman

Mario Cesariny by Carlos Botelho

Remembering Surrealist Mario Cesariny

Denise Enck

Kerouac notebooks

Are There Any Good Unpublished Kerouac Books Left?

Paul Maher Jr.

More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

bloxed (detail)

Visual poetry by Richard Biddle aka (bid)

Richard Biddle aka (bid)

rob lee poets photos

Beat Generation Photos by Rob Lee

Rob Lee

More Art

Essays

up the afternoon / credit: de

Person to Person

Erica Soon Olsen

Panic Drapes the Look of the World: Literary Treatment for Anxiety in an Uncertain Age

Emily Sinclair

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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