Debra Marquart is distinguished professor of liberal arts in the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment at Iowa State University and the Stonecoast Low-Residency MFA Program at University of Southern Maine. She is a former Iowa Poet Laureate and Senior Editor of Flyway: Journal of Writing & Environment. Having authored eight books, including 2023’s Gratitude with Dogs Under Stars, Marquart has received over 50 grants and awards, including a Poets Laureate Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets.

Featured title: Gratitude with Dogs Under Stars

Website: https://debramarquart.com/

DEBRA’S EVENTS:

• Friday, Sept. 20 @ 2:00 p.m. – WORKSHOP: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: A Generative Workshop – The Oscar, Conference Room (187), Brookings – TICKET REQUIRED
• Friday, Sept. 20 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings
• Saturday, Sept 21 @ 12:45 p.m. – Stars, Moons, & Dogs: A Reading from Recent Work – The Oscar, Classroom 109, Brookings
• Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings

View the full schedule here!