Bio
Born and raised in the USA. Traveling and living abroad since 1998. Now permanently residing in Ireland.
Received The Mattatuck College Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry.
Received Bachelor of Science with honours from Teikyo Post University Connecticut.
Two books of poetry Searches For Magic, and Caribu & Sister Stones: Selected Poems, have been published by Lapwing P
ress, Belfast. A third book, Myths Of Multiplicity, published by Erbacce press Liverpool as part of the 2014
Erbacce International Annual Prize .
The work of PD Lyons has also appeared in many magazines and e-zine/blogs throughout the world. Including,
The SHoP, Books Ireland, Irish American Post, Boyne Berries, Virtual Writer, Slipstream, West 47 Galway Arts.
Recently selected to participate in Human Rights Consortium at the School of Advanced Study,
University of London publication titled 'In Protest: 150 Poems for Human Rights'.
PD Lyons
Tramuda Blues
woke up this afternoon
my arms still felt like they were holding you.
I had been dreaming about you,
probably because I slept cold on the floor
and wanted to be warm.
I tried to work some but your presence kept distracting me
until I couldn't help but give in.
got dressed. got out by the reservoir
just in time to watch the first sunset of the year
when my breath came up like smoke