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Visual poems from 23 Bodhisattvas by Chris Stephenson

Chris Stephenson

(detail) BODHISATTVA EXQUISITE JELLY ENGINES - CHRIS STEPHENSON

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Behind the Scene: visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

hiromi suzuki

Behind the Scene 6 by hiromi suzuki

We can see the lights in the distance. Through the thin papers coated with Linseed oil. The Lumière brothers said, "The cinema is an invention without any future". The cine projector continues to … [Read more...]

On Henry James: Four Erasure Poems by Andre Bagoo

Andre Bagoo

On Henry James erasure poem by Andre Bagoo

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Visual poetry by Kon Markogiannis

Kon Markogiannis

Magick 18 (detail) Visual poetry by Kon Markogiannis

Experimental work combining scrap papers, collage, photography, found text, and fragments of poetry. … [Read more...]

Blanc Casse: visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

hiromi suzuki

Blanc Casse 7 (detail)

“I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925) It is a memorable line in The Great … [Read more...]

geographies by Mark Young

Mark Young

geographies )detail) - Rangemore - Mark Young

The visual geographies are manipulated art works, sometimes derived from the actual place named, sometimes not. They're aligned with the text poetry produced under the same umbrella title, but … [Read more...]

Eight found-word collage poems by J.I. Kleinberg

J. I. Kleinberg

alphabets (detail) - ji kleinberg

These visual poems are from an ongoing series of collages (1900+) built from phrases created unintentionally through the accident of magazine page design. Each contiguous fragment of text (roughly the … [Read more...]

Pre Word: ego is dead. Visual poetry by Nico Vassilakis

Nico Vassilakis

visual poetry (detail) - nico vassilakis

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Chocolate, Cigar and Orange Pekoe: visual poems by hiromi suzuki

hiromi suzuki

(detail) visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

I am collecting old postcards in tins. Tins are boxes emptied of souvenirs such as chocolate candies, cigars, and tea leaves. Old postcards are purchased at my secret store in Tokyo. By the way, I … [Read more...]

Letter Wheels by Nico Vassilakis now available

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Nico Vassilakis Letter Wheels book

Timglaset has just published a large format artist's book containing nine of Nico Vassilakis' letter wheels. It's limited to only 60 copies and is available now from Timglaset for €10.00. From the … [Read more...]

Visual poetry by Sheila E. Murphy

Sheila E. Murphy

visual poetry (detail) by Sheila E. Murphy

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sophie anne edwards: Ice Poems

sophie anne edwards

what will you remember (detail) - visual poetry by sophie anne edwards

These poems were co-created with ice along the Kagawong River. A sheet of ice had broken off the bank and dropped into the river, leaving an exposed, flat ice ridge. I stood on the separated ice shelf … [Read more...]

JUNCTION by Robert R. Thurman

Robert R. Thurman

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Beyond the Moment: visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

hiromi suzuki

Beyond the Moment 5 (detail) - visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

There are old postcards and ephemeral photographs in my collection. Mediocre sceneries are in monochrome pictures. Anonymous people who were photographed are saying from the past, ― I am here ―. This … [Read more...]

Visual poetry by Richard Biddle aka (bid)

Richard Biddle aka (bid)

bloxed (detail)

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The place where someone’s waiting for me: visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

hiromi suzuki

The place where someone's waiting for me (detail) : collage by hiromi suzuki

These collages have been made on screen prints which I printed several years ago. When I found the prints, just as if I read the old letters from the old friends, I felt a nostalgia. ― I miss you. … [Read more...]

Visual poetry from The City of Dreadful Night by Andre Bagoo

Andre Bagoo

The City of Dreadful Night 11 (detail) by Andre Bagoo

For life is but a dream whose shapes return — James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night These pieces are excerpted from Andre Bagoo's … [Read more...]

Visual poetry by Cam Scott: Spools/Burrs (for Clark Coolidge)

Cam Scott

Burrs 1 (detail) by Cam Scott

Influenced by copy art and zine making, my work uses the copier or scanner as a means of drawing, often adapting, or 'quoting,' a source of conceptual significance. In this, a nostalgic practice of … [Read more...]

3 visual poems by József Bíró

József Bíró

visual poem (detail) by József Bíró

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Joy of Water: visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

hiromi suzuki

Joy of Water 3 (detail) - hiromi suzuki

There is Tamagawa Aqueduct under the Daitabashi Station near the town where I live. The name of the place “Daitabashi” comes from "Daidarabotchi” as a giant in Japanese folklore. Daidarabotchi's huge … [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.

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