Richard Lyons is the author of Heart House (Emrys Press 2019), Un Poco Loco (Iris Books, 2016), Fleur Carnivore, winner of 2005 Washington Prize (Word Works, 2006), Hours of the Cardinal (University of South Carolina Press, 2000) and These Modern Nights (University of Missouri, 1988). He has been a recipient of a Nation "Discovery" Award and is Emeritus Professor of English and Creative Writing at Mississippi State University. He lives outside of Memphis with his wife.
