Richard Carr

Richard Carr grew up in Blue Earth, Minnesota, and lives in Minneapolis. A former systems analyst, web designer, and tavern manager, he has taught writing and literature at several universities andcommunity colleges. His poetry collections include:BooksImperfect Prayers. Steel Toe Books (2012).One Sleeve. Evening Street Press (2011).Ace. Word Works (2009). Winner 2008 Washington Prize.Street Portraits. The Backwaters Press (2008).Honey. Gival Press (2008). Winner of the 2007 Gival Press Poetry Award. Finalist 2008 ForeWord Book of the Year Award.Mister Martini. University of North Texas Press (2008). Winner of the 2007 Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry, selected by Naomi Shihab Nye. ChapbooksButterfly and Nothingness. Mudlark (2004).Letters from North Prospect. Frank Cat Press (1997). Winner of the 1997 Frank Cat Press Poetry Chapbook Competition.