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Two Poems by Alessandra Bava

Alessandra Bava

cobblestones

Apres Nous, Le Chaos (to Lawrence Ferlinghetti) In the bookstore the voice slowly uncurls some pages of life, revealing Allen's loss: "There is a HUGE … [Read more...]

Beat Generation Photos by Rob Lee

Rob Lee

rob lee poets photos

[Editor's note: These photos are small! This page was first created many years ago for smaller screens. I have larger photos somewhere and will update this page as soon as possible.] Shig … [Read more...]

A Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Eric D. Lehman

A Coney Island of the Mind: Poems by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

I first found Lawrence Ferlinghetti's A Coney Island of the Mind while an undergraduate, finding the wry attacks on the established order refreshing and invigorating. Ferlinghetti protests and rages … [Read more...]

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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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