Richard Lyons is an American

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

and teacher.

Life

He graduated from the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was founded in 1863 as the ...

, from the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it ...

with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing (1976–1979), and from the

University of Houston The University of Houston (; ) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in ...

with a Ph.D. in English/Creative Writing (1984–1991). During 1979 and 1980, he taught at the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

, then at

Rhodes College Rhodes College is a private liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), it is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South and is accredited by the Southern Associa ...

. He teaches in the English Department at

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi, Un ...

Starkville, Mississippi Starkville is a city in and the county seat of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, Starkville's population is 24,360, making it the 16th-most populated city in Mississippi. Starkville is the largest ...

, since 1994. His work appeared in ''The Nation'', ''Poetry'', ''The New Republic'', ''The Paris Review'', and ''The North American Review''.

Awards

* YHMA/The Nation "Discovery" Award for Poetry in 1984 * Stele Ehrhardt Memorial and Culled Fellowship from the University of Houston in 1984 * Alan Cooling Scholarship in Poetry from the Broadleaf Writers' Conference in 1986 * Criterion Fellowship from Imprint, Inc., in 1987 * Peter I. B. Lavan Younger Poets Award from the Academy of American Poets in 1992. * 1988 Devins Award winner, selected by Deborah Digges, for ''These Modern Nights'' * 2000 James Dickey Contemporary Poets Series, selected by Richard Howard, for ''Hours of the Cardinal'' * 2005 Washington prize, for ''Fleur Carnivore''

Works

* * * ''Fleur Carnivore,'' The Word Works (January 1, 2006) * ''Granite from Sugar Water''

References

External links

Author's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyons, Richard American male poets University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni University of Houston alumni University of Arizona alumni University of Maryland, College Park faculty Mississippi State University faculty Rhodes College faculty Living people Year of birth missing (living people)