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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

steppenwolf

Gary A.’s Ten Favorite Books

Top Ten List Contributor

More Essays and Interviews

Poetry

beach by alex talmon

3 poems by George Moore

George Moore

on the borderline / credit: de

Three poems by Tasha Cotter

Tasha Cotter

More Poetry

Beat Generation

Henri Cru in Greenwich Village, 1987. Photo courtesy of Henri Cru.

“The Old Maestro”: an interview with Kerouac friend Henri Cru by Dave Moore

Dave Moore

goodbye, ted joans - jack foley

Jack Foley: Goodbye, Ted Joans

Jack Foley

Burning Furiously Beautiful: The True Story of Jack Kerouac's On the Road

Interview – Paul Maher Jr., author of Burning Furiously Beautiful: The True Story of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road

Paul Maher Jr.

Kill Your Darlings Movie Trailer

Beat Generation film – Kill Your Darlings trailer released!

Empty Mirror News

More About the Beat Generation

Visual Art

Grafik 16 (detail) - Kon Markogiannis

Grafik: six collages by Kon Markogiannis

Kon Markogiannis

Frustrated Fisherman Bridges Chasm (detail) - Jesse M. Bell watercolor

13 poetic watercolors by Jesse M. Bell

Jesse M. Bell

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Essays

How to Be Silent in German

How to be silent in German

Kasia van Schaik

daydream on the forest pond / credit: de

The Pointless Forest

Emily O'Neill

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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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