Born in the small, eastern Kentucky coal-mining town of Harlan, George
Ella Lyon began her career with Mountain, a chapbook of poems. She has
since published many more books in multiple genres and for readers of
all ages, but poetry remains at the heart of her work. Many-Storied
House is her fifth collection. While teaching aspiring writers, Lyon
asked her students to write a poem based on memories rooted in a house
where they had lived. Working on the assignment herself, Lyon began a
personal