Debra Marquart

Debra Marquart is a poet, memoirist, and short story writer who also performs as a singer-songwriter. She is a Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University and has served as Iowa Poet Laureate. Her memoir The Horizontal World (Counterpoint, 2007) and her essay collection The Night We Landed on the Moon (NDSU Press, 2021) are among her best-known books. Her poetry collection Gratitude with Dogs Under Stars was published by NDSU Press in 2023. She has received more than 50 grants and awards, including an NEA Fellowship and a PEN USA Creative Nonfiction Award, and she teaches in low-residency and interdisciplinary MFA programs.