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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

Chaucer and the Art of the Grift

Chaucer and the Art of the Grift

K. A. Laity

franz marc writings - jean marie carey

Between Something and Nothing: Franz Marc’s Authorial Ether

Jean Marie Carey

More Essays and Interviews

Poetry

Five

5 Poems by Sam Silva

Sam Silva

palace-meat-market-denise-enck

I am Born of Nobility

g emil reutter

More Poetry

Beat Generation

Ted Joans Lives! Tribute (9)

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seymour krim

Beat Generation Writer Seymour Krim

Mark Cohen

from the video "Gregory Corso Walks & Talks in Rome, " Dario Bellini / YouTube

4 terrific Gregory Corso videos

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William S. Burroughs collage (detail) by Stephen James

Out to Lunch with William Burroughs: Who Owns the Dropper Owns the Fix

Leon Horton

More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

Francis Palanc by Yannis Livadas

Autogéométrie: The Art Brut of Francis Palanc

Yannis Livadas

Magick 18 (detail) Visual poetry by Kon Markogiannis

Visual poetry by Kon Markogiannis

Kon Markogiannis

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Essays

The Millstones of History

The Mill Stones of History

Lazar Trubman

How to Be Silent in German

How to be silent in German

Kasia van Schaik

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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