Richard Carr grew up in Blue Earth, Minnesota, and now lives in Minneapolis. A former systems analyst, web designer, and tavern manager, he has taught writing and literature at several universities and community colleges. In addition to the Washington Prize, awarded by Word Works for ACE, Carr's honors include the Gival Press Poetry Award for Honey and the University of North Texas Press Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry for Mister Martini. He has published widely in journals and anthologies, and his poetry collections include FITZPATRICK (Broadstone Books, 2018), Grave Reading, Lucifer, Dead Wendy, Imperfect Prayers, One Sleeve, ACE, Street Portraits, Honey, and Mister Martini. His chapbooks include Letters from North Prospect and Butterfly and Nothingness.