Poet Richard Chess and the University of Tampa Press have had a long relationship: a few of Rick’s poems were published in Tampa Review 1, the first issue under our new name, back in 1988, and now it’s 2017 already and we’re about to release Tampa Review 54. We published Rick’s second book, Chair in the Desert, in 2000; Tekiah followed … [Read more…]
Catch the Start of the Story . . . You can read the opening section of “Almeda and Joe,” by clicking here. The conclusion of the installment can be found in Tampa Review 51/52, available here. ============================================================================ Meet Robert Landry Robert Landry is an artist and graphic designer who earned his MFA from Tulane University. He … [Read more…]
Lee Harrer is a book collector and book dealer who was a founding member of the Florida Bibliophile Society and served as its President for two years, and for many years thereafter as Editor and Publisher of its Newsletter. His donation of the Harrer Collection of Books about Books forms the heart of the Tampa … [Read more…]
By Richard Mathews with Michael Hettich Poet Michael Hettich won the Tampa Review Prize for Poetry for his thirteenth collection, Systems of Vanishing, published this spring by the University of Tampa Press. “Certain Constellations,” one of the longer poems in the collection, is featured in Tampa Review 49, and Michael recently discussed it with TR Editor Richard Mathews. To refresh your … [Read more…]
St. Petersburg and Tampa unveiled the first U.S. exhibition of work by an exciting new generation of Chinese artists this fall. In the first of two special issues of Tampa Review celebrating fifty years of literary publishing, art from My Generation: Young Chinese Artists adds a global scope and youthful perspective. In this exclusive online feature, … [Read more…]