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Professor Emeritus of the Humanities, was Poet in Residence at the University of Tampa for over 20 years. <> Dr. Locke has had over 5,000 poems published. Over 2,000 were published in print magazines, such as American Poetry Review, Nation, and Bitter Oleander. The entire Spring 2004 issue of the magazine Bitter Oleander is devoted to a 92 page interview with Duane Locke and will include sixty of his poems. Professor Locke is
also a painter, having many exhibitions, his latest at the city art
museum in Gainesville, Florida. A recent book, Extraordinary Interpretations by
Gary Monroe, published by University of Florida Press,
Has a discussion of Duane Locke’s paintings. Also, a photographer,
now has over 194 photos in e zines. He does close-ups of trash
tossed away in alleys and on sidewalks.
<>His old biographical notes, published many time, are now obsolete. The notes stated that he lived in an old decaying house in the sunny Tampa slums, populated largely by drug dealers and the homeless. The house was condemned by the city of Tampa inspectors, and after his living at this location for fifty years, he was forced to leave within six days. The forced move was due to the fall of the bungalow in his large back yard. The bungalow contained a priceless literary scholarly library which is now under debris. An army of inspectors descended and decided he could no longer live in his home, so Duane Locke left Tampa to relocate in Lakeland, Florida. He lives by a lake with swans and many wild birds. The fall was a “Fortunate Fall,” for he now lives in a more desirable and pleasant location At Lake Morton Plaza. The only disadvantage is that he can find no trash to photograph, no broken beer bottles on sidewalk, no litter as it was in Tampa. |
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