Events

Join Iowa Poet Laureate Debra Marquart for an evening of live music and poetry, followed by an open mic at Maquoketa Brewing. Event sponsored by Maquoketa Public Library.

Join Jackson County Conservation Naturalist, Tony Vorwald and Iowa Poet Laureate, Debra Marquart on a spring ephemerals walk through Prairie Creek Recreation Area. Spring wildflowers walk will be followed by a generative creative writing workshop. Saturday, April 16th | Schedule 10 AM – 12 PM Spring Wildflowers Walk Prairie Creek Recreation Area 1215 East Summit […]

Join Iowa Poet Laureate Debra Marquart for an evening of poetry and live music.

Join IPA LIVE for an Ecopoetry Workshop with Iowa Poet Laureate Deb Marquart. How does ecopoetry differ from poetry about nature? While the natural world often creeps into our writing, how can we elevate our work to the level of ecopoetics? How may poets use an ecopoetic approach to create more impact? Interactive exercises are planned.

Debra Marquart (The Night We Landed on the Moon: Essays Between Exile & Belonging) and Andrea Carter Brown (September 12) will read from their most recent books at Beaverdale Books, Des Moines, Iowa.

Join Mike Pace and Debra Marquart at the Kunzler Gallery for an evening of music, poetry, and conversation about art and writing.

Join us at the Lied Public Library on Saturday May 21st at 10am for a poetry workshop for all ages with Iowa's Poet Laureate Debra Marquart. Debra Marquart is a Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University and Iowa’s Poet Laureate.  Debra will share some poems and explore different poetry styles. […]

Sounding Our Place: An Experiential Poetry Event Join us at the Lied Publc Library for a special outdoor community concert Saturday May 21st at 2PM with singer song writer and poet Laureate Debra Marquart. Please bring lawn chairs. Concert is free and will be held inside the library in the event of rain. Debra Marquart's […]

The Bone People @ Alluvial Friday, Aug 14th, 2026 7:00 pm Genre: Jazz/R&B Poet and rock singer Debra Marquart and her collaborators Peter Manesis and Anthony Stevens fuse elements of rock, jazz, and rhythm & blues in The Bone People! Fri 8/14 7pm - $7/$10 all ages To Purchase Tickets

The Bone People will perform an outdoor backyard concert in Iowa City on in collaboration with the South of 6 Iowa City Business District. Event Details Date: Time: Location: Performer: Presenter: South of 6 Iowa City Business District