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River Nocturne by Z.G. Tomaszewski now available for pre-order

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River Nocturne by Z.G. Tomaszewski

Z.G. Tomaszewski's poetry book, River Nocturne will be published by Finishing Line Pressin in the summer of 2018 and is now available for pre-order. Advance Praise “Tomaszewski is mystic and … [Read more...]

Homing In: Our Sudden Museum by Robert Fanning, reviewed by Z.G. Tomaszewski

Z.G. Tomaszewski

Our Sudden Museum - Robert Fanning

Our Sudden Museum by Robert Fanning / Salmon Poetry / 2017 / 978-1-910669-67-9 / 82 pages In Our Sudden Museum, poet Robert Fanning is no stranger to tragedy. As readers of this collection, we … [Read more...]

Giving the Stars Their Right Names: Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith, reviewed

Z.G. Tomaszewski

Don't Call Us Dead - Danez Smith

Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith / Graywolf Press / 96 pages / 978-1555977856 / September 5, 2017 Not all poems are written and speak out in defense of something, not many books reach up and over … [Read more...]

Three Dream Poems by Z.G. Tomaszewski

Z.G. Tomaszewski

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Scouting I. Wine bottles roll bow to stern, clank and jumble, a tide inside the vessel, forward and back— I weigh these words, almost as if a god spoke them against the volume of our … [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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