Marquart, Debra

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MARQUART, Debra

MARQUART, Debra. American, b. 1956. Genres: Poetry, Novellas/Short stories. Career: Iowa State University, Ames, temporary instructor in English, 1993-94; Drake University, Des Moines, IA, visiting professor of English, 1994-95; Iowa State University, assistant professor of English, 1995-, faculty fellow at Center for Teaching Excellence, 2000-01. Bone People (jazz-poetry performance group), member, 1992-. Speaker at colleges and universities; gives readings from her works. Publications: Everything's a Verb: Poems, 1995; (with the Bone People) A Regular Dervish (jazz poetry; spoken-word compact disc), 1996; (with the Bone People) Orange Parade (compact disc), 1996; Hunger in the Bones: Stories from the Road, 1998; The Hunger Bone: Rock and Roll Stories (short stories), 2001; From Sweetness: Poems, 2001. Contributor of essays, short stories, and poems to periodicals. Address: Department of English, Iowa State University, 206 Ross, Ames, IA 50011, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]