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‘A Bird at a Window…’ by Sharon Hoffmann
Art by Denise Bossarte
‘corrective lenses’ by Anne Cheilek
Art by Tony Brinkley
‘Father’s Son’ by L. Y. Rinn
Art by Denise Bossarte
‘Highway 82…’ by John Dorroh
Art by Tony Schanuel
‘I Have No Fear…’ by Laurel Benjamin
Art by Emalene Loren
‘In the winter…’ by Eric Huff
Art by Tony Schanuel
‘Looking for Mirrors’ by Maren O. Mitchell
Art by Anne Kazak
‘Mirrors’ by Christina Lloyd
Art by Kevin Vivers
‘Narcissus’ by Eugene Jones Baldwin
Art by Tony Schanuel
‘Pareidolia’ by John Paul Caponigro
Art by Tony Schanuel
‘The Reclamation of Myth’ by Kevin A. Risner
Art by Amanda McLeod
‘Restless’ by Amanda Adrienne Smith
Art by Katie Hughbanks
‘Dyadic Reflections’ by Anne Kazak
‘THINGS ARE HOW’ by Stuart Cooke
Art by Kevin Vivers
‘The Ticket’ by Jessica Cohn
Art by Anne Kazak
‘Translucence’ by Brett Warren
Art by Amanda McLeod
‘Aperture’ by Charisse Gendron
Art by Emalene Loren
‘Crystal’ by Uma Gowrishankar
Art by Tony Schanuel
‘Distance Shrinks the Stars’ by Julia Paul
Art by Tony Schanuel
‘Hashimoto’s Revenge’ by John Dorroh
Art by Anne Kazak
‘Hymn for Broken Altars’ by Betty Stanton
Art by Denise Bossarte
‘Let’s Pretend…’ by Shannon Frost Greenstein
Art by Kevin Vivers
‘Mirror, Mirror…’ by Mike Wilson
Art by Anne Kazak
‘The Pallbearer’s Daughter’ by Adam Galanski-De León
Art by Brandy Wilcoxen
‘Park Shelter’ by Laurel Benjamin
Art by Denise Bossarte
‘Reflecting…’ by Donna J. Gelagotis Lee
Art by Denise Bossarte
‘Lamartine’ by Tom Snarsky
Art by Danuta E. Kosk-Kosicka
‘Sky Mirror Encounters’ by Michael Mintrom
Art by Tony Schanuel
‘Staying afloat’ by Elizabeth Joy Levinson
Art by Anne Kazak
‘This Looks Like a Job For Me’ by Rob Spillman
Art by Anne Kazak
‘Wonderland of Wreckage’ by Mahailey Oliver
Art by Tony Schanuel
‘Cafe Secret’ by Kari Wergeland
Art by Anne Kazak
‘Daily Awakenings’ by Bradley Peterson
Art by Denise Bossarte
‘Else’ by TJ Duke
Art by Tony Brinkley
‘Heliotropism’ by Farida Yahaya Tijjani
Art by Emalene Loren
‘how our mirrors…’ by Tukur Ridwan
Art by Kevin Vivers
‘In the Mirror’ by Mario Duarte
Art by Tony Brinkley
‘The Mid-Point’ by Heather Paul-Tillery
Art by Tony Schanuel
‘On Hearing Another Poet…’ by Celeste Maria Schueler
Art by Tony Brinkley
‘Portraits (19 Weeks Pregnant) by Shannon Guglielmo
Art by Tony Schanuel
‘Sestina on a Cracked Mirror’ by Suellen Wedmore
Art by Tony Brinkley
‘Snow Queen Dream’ by Jessica Purdy
Art by Amanda McLeod
‘Thin Thoughts’ by Tricia Knoll
Art by Anne Kazak
‘Train Ride at Night’ by Pamela Manché Pearce
Art by Tony Brinkley
by Kevin Vivers
Cover artists:
Karen Elias is an artist/activist, using photography and collage to record the beauty and fragility of the natural world and to try to make sense of life on our troubled planet. In addition to numerous publications, her award-winning work appears in private collections and galleries. Heart Speaks, Is Spoken For, and Small Earthly Space, ekphrastic collaborations with poet Marjorie Maddox, appeared in 2022 and 2025, respectively, both from Shanti Arts.
Kevin Vivers has been a photographer for many years, and is still amazed by what the world has to offer. https://kviversphotos.com/work Instagram – @viverskevin.