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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

poet Risa Denenberg and her book, slight faith

A Conversation with Risa Denenberg

Lauren Davis and Risa Denenberg

“Write What My Spirit Demands”: An Interview with Devorah Major on Writing in Multiple Genres

Rochelle Spencer and Devorah Major

More Essays and Interviews

Poetry

Sunrise, courtesy http://www.sxc.hu/profile/jcash

6 short poems by Sparrow

Sparrow

Newhalem Flow / photo by D. Enck

Two poems by J.David

J.David

More Poetry

Beat Generation

Visions of Cody, a book of martyrdom

Yannis Livadas

grass

The Great Consciousness of Life

Paul Maher Jr.

Tristessa by Jack Kerouac, book cover

Book Review — Tristessa by Jack Kerouac

Eric D. Lehman

Allen Ginsberg

Celebrating Allen Ginsberg’s birthday with a few videos

Denise Enck

More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

La Picaudiere - and Hundertwasser's Honey

La Picaudiere — and Hundertwasser’s Honey

Kenneth Tindall

Day Owl (detail) by merlin flower

3 paintings by Merlin Flower

Merlin Flower

More Art

Essays

Edward Albee Speaks

Edward Albee Speaks

Sparrow

The moon over Aaqrabâte, Syria / photo by Samer Daboul

Chasing the Moon

Sarah Zanabli

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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