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grew up in the YorkshireLincolnshire borders and only moved down to
London after university, Married to architect Eric Lyons in the last months
of the second world war, she brought up four children before returning to
work as a teacher.
Through five decades from girlhood to motherhood to
widowhood, she continued to compose poetry, stimulated equally by world
events, classical history and by the minutiae of family life.
This
collection, the first of a series, was first published in, It is
touching and eclectic, joyous and sad, irreverent and profound but never
dull, The work is elegantly crafted and rich in wordplay, Kate's
consistent handling of metre and form make these poems accessible and
satisfying to all and few will not find the special pleasure of personal
resonances somewhere.
Kate Lyons was born inin outback New South Wales, She has had her short fiction and poetry published in a range of

Australian literary journals, Her first novel, The Water Underneath, was shortlisted in theThe Australian/Vogels Literary Award and was published by Allen Unwin in, Her second novel The Corner of Your Eye was published by Allen Unwin in, The Water Underneath was shortlisted for the Nita B, Kibble Literary Award Dobbie Award and the Fellowship of Australian Writers Melbourne University Press Literature Award, and was a notable book in thePan Pacific Kiriyama Prize, She holds a Doctor of Creative Arts degree from the University of Technology Sydney and was the New South Wales Ministry of the Art Kate Lyons was born inin outback New South Wales.
She has had her short fiction and poetry published in a range of Australian literary journals, Her first novel, The Water Underneath, was shortlisted in theThe Australian/Vogel's Literary Award and was published by Allen Unwin in, Her second novel The Corner of Your Eye was published by Allen Unwin in, The Water Underneath was shortlisted for the Nita B, Kibble Literary Award Dobbie Award and the Fellowship of Australian Writers Melbourne University Press Literature Award, and was a notable book in thePan Pacific Kiriyama Prize, She holds a Doctor of Creative Arts degree from the University of Technology Sydney and was the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts Writing Fellow in, Kate lives in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, sitelink.