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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

franz marc writings - jean marie carey

Between Something and Nothing: Franz Marc’s Authorial Ether

Jean Marie Carey

Heathcote Williams at 217a Westbourne Park Road (undated) – photo by Jay Jeff Jones

Remembering the Truth Dentist: Heathcote Williams by Jay Jeff Jones

Jay Jeff Jones

More Essays and Interviews

Poetry

possibilities / credit: de

Three poems by Jose Hernandez Diaz

Jose Hernandez Diaz

birds

The Woman on Ocean Boulevard

Kirby Wright

More Poetry

Beat Generation

Ted Joans rhinostopper art

Ted Joans Lives! Tribute (6)

Empty Mirror

Kirby Doyle poet

Remembering Poet Kirby Doyle

Michael McClure

Juan Arabia - Jack Kerouac

Beatnik / Kerouac and Rock ‘n Roll: Two essays by Juan Arabia

Juan Arabia

And When I Die, I Won’t Stay Dead: a review of the Bob Kaufman documentary

Jared Feldschreiber

More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

bloxed (detail)

Visual poetry by Richard Biddle aka (bid)

Richard Biddle aka (bid)

Steve Dalachinsky mail art collage (detail)

Todd Swindell and Steve Dalachinsky: A Collage Mail Art Correspondence

Todd Swindell

More Art

Essays

Marlie Centawer - a toast to ti-jean in a liverpool gloom saloon

a toast to ti-jean in a liverpool gloom saloon

Marlie Centawer

Are Made Of - essay by Tomoé Hill

Are Made Of

Tomoé Hill

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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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