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". His works are held at Rochdale Art Gallery, Huddersfield Art Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum's Word &amp; Image Print Collection and the Arts Council National Collection.