Ever since the founding of Project Muse Commons in 2014, Tampa Review Online has been proud to be an active part of the MUSE Commons community, but now that the Commons is being phased out to make room for new Project Muse initiatives, we have moved Tampa Review Online to its permanent home here at … [Read more…]
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…]
One of the most vibrant literary gatherings in the world takes place each year in Medellín, Colombia: The International Poetry Festival of Medellín or Festival Internacional de Poesía de Medellín. Founded in 1991, the Festival has consistently offered poetry as an eloquent counterweight to the violence so much associated with the city. It was awarded a … [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…]