John Lyons (poet), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Trinidad-born poet, artist and educator
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001
Place of Birth: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Profession: poet
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About John Lyons (poet)
- John Lyons (born October 1933) is a Trinidad-born poet, painter, illustrator, educator and curator.
- He has worked as a theatre designer, exhibition adviser and as a teacher both of visual art and creative writing.
- As an art critic, he has written essays for catalogues, notably for Denzil Forrester's major touring exhibition Dub Transition, for Jouvert Print Exhibition and Tony Phillips' Jazz and The Twentieth Century.Public collections that hold artwork by John Lyons include Rochdale Art Gallery, Huddersfield Art Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum's Word & Image Print Collection and the Arts Council National Collection.His collections of poetry have been described both as being focused on "describing the texture of the Caribbean landscape and the vividness of its peoples" and contributing "to the enrichment of the West Indian British voice".
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