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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

Gloria Avner and David Gitin

Remembering poet David Gitin

Sam Vinicur

Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

Joerg Haeske’s Ten Favorite Books

Top Ten List Contributor

More Essays and Interviews

Poetry

6 Poems by Martin Elwell

Long-Sleeve White Collared Shirt

Martin Elwell

Glass Beach / credit: d.e

Four poems by Mark Terrill

Mark Terrill

More Poetry

Beat Generation

The Rebirth of the Author in On the Road by Jack Kerouac

The Rebirth of the Author in Jack Kerouac’s On the Road

Eric V. Patterson

Moving Towards the Light: the Triumph of Spirituality in the Poetry of Allen Ginsberg

Moving Towards the Light: The Triumph of Spirituality in the Poetry of Allen Ginsberg

Jessica Clark

Allen Ginsberg Wait Til I'm Dead Uncollected Poems

Book Review — Wait Til I’m Dead: Uncollected Poems by Allen Ginsberg

Marc Olmsted

The Road to Visions of Cody

The Road Toward Visions of Cody

Paul Maher Jr.

More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

Intimate Aftermath - Bill Wolak collage

Undressing the Darkness: 12 Collages by Bill Wolak

Bill Wolak

On Henry James erasure poem by Andre Bagoo

On Henry James: Four Erasure Poems by Andre Bagoo

Andre Bagoo

More Art

Essays

White Jesus -- Todd Clouser

White Jesus – A reflection on summer camp and Charlottesville

Todd Clouser

Edward Albee Speaks

Edward Albee Speaks

Sparrow

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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