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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

Pablo Neruda and the Virtues of Laziness by Joseph Rodgers

Pablo Neruda and the Virtues of Laziness

Joseph Rodgers

franz marc writings - jean marie carey

Between Something and Nothing: Franz Marc’s Authorial Ether

Jean Marie Carey

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Poetry

yes86 by d.enck

Oral History of a Touch-Starved Maniac: 2 poems by Sage

Sage

Semiahmoo window (detail) / photo by Denise Enck

Six poems by Zheng Xiaoqiong/郑小琼, translated from Chinese by Zhou Xiaojing

Zhou Xiaojing and Zheng Xiaoqiong

More Poetry

Beat Generation

Allen Ginsberg - HOWL

The Howl Hat

Jason Stoneking

David Amram / Ted Joans

David Amram: To Laura for Ted Joans

David Amram

rob lee poets photos

Beat Generation Photos by Rob Lee

Rob Lee

Gregory Corso - Mindfield

About Gregory Corso

Empty Mirror

More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

Natalie Bradford - xerox transfer

Ten Xerox transfers by Natalie Bradford

Natalie Bradford

Deaf, by Weldon Sandusky (detail)

4 Paintings by Weldon Sandusky

Weldon Sandusky

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Essays

daydream on the forest pond / credit: de

The Pointless Forest

Emily O'Neill

Alison Winfield-Burns memoir

(Part VI) Alison Winfield-Burns memoir

Alison Winfield Burns

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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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