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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

Scattered Clouds: New and Selected Poems by Reuben Jackson

Clara B. Jones interviews poet Reuben Jackson

Clara B. Jones

Phillis Wheatley Biography - Richard Kigel

An interview with Richard Kigel, author of Heav’nly Tidings From the Afric Muse: The Grace and Genius of Phillis Wheatley

Richard Kigel and Denise Enck

More Essays and Interviews

Poetry

Two poems: “Ed Dorn Beside the Cloud of Unknowing” and “Fantasia”

Jim Nawrocki

ancient glass afternoon

Three poems by Ann Eleven

Ann Eleven

More Poetry

Beat Generation

How Kerouac's haikus saved my life

How Kerouac’s haiku changed my life

Bridget McNulty

On the Road movie poster

The Official Kerouac “On the Road” Movie Trailer is Here!

Denise Enck

The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

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

Eric D. Lehman

Ted Joans Lives! Tribute (13)

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More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

Regenerate (detail) painting by Amy Guidry

In Our Veins: Paintings by Amy Guidry

Amy Guidry

The Blues (detail) by Katherine Jeanne Wood

Seven paintings by Katherine Jeanne Wood

Katherine Jeanne Wood

More Art

Essays

My Father's Map - Jan Glazewski

My Father’s Map

Jan Glazewski

Sait Faik Abasiyanik

Sait Faik Abasiyanik: The Man Who Faithfully Embraces the World

Nazli Karabiyikoglu

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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