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SUMMARY:Nebraska Poetry Pen Pal Program
DESCRIPTION:As a 2022 Poet Laureate Fellow by The Academy of American Poets\, Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason\, in collaboration with HN\, has created the Nebraska Poetry Pen Pal Program. The program will bring poetry and poets into rural communities across Nebraska. County schools\, reservations\, libraries and correctional facilities\, among others\, will be served by the project whose intention is to showcase poetry in a way that it stirs interest and excitement about the art form. On his tour across Nebraska\, Mason will work with Nebraska writers from many different ethnicities\, experiences and varied backgrounds. \nLearn more about the program on the Nebraska State Poet page. \nMonday\, November 7\, 7 p.m. at Valentine Public Library\n\nTuesday\, November 8\, 7 p m. at the Gordon Theater\n\n\nWednesday\, November 9\, time TBD\, Chadron State College \n(More dates and locations will be added soon.)
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-poetry-pen-pal-program/
LOCATION:Valentine Public Library\, 324 N Main St\, Valentine\, NE\, 69201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nebraska State Poet
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SUMMARY:Nebraska Poetry Pen Pal Program
DESCRIPTION:As a 2022 Poet Laureate Fellow by The Academy of American Poets\, Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason\, in collaboration with HN\, has created the Nebraska Poetry Pen Pal Program. The program will bring poetry and poets into rural communities across Nebraska. County schools\, reservations\, libraries and correctional facilities\, among others\, will be served by the project whose intention is to showcase poetry in a way that it stirs interest and excitement about the art form. On his tour across Nebraska\, Mason will work with Nebraska writers from many different ethnicities\, experiences and varied backgrounds. \nLearn more about the program on the Nebraska State Poet page. \nMonday\, November 7\, 7 p.m. at Valentine Public Library\n\nTuesday\, November 8\, 7 p m. at the Gordon Theater\n\n\nWednesday\, November 9\, time TBD\, Chadron State College \n(More dates and locations will be added soon.)
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-poetry-pen-pal-program-2/
LOCATION:The Gordon Theatre\, 320 N Main St\, Gordon\, 69343\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nebraska State Poet
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SUMMARY:Nebraska Poetry Pen Pal Program
DESCRIPTION:As a 2022 Poet Laureate Fellow by The Academy of American Poets\, Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason\, in collaboration with HN\, has created the Nebraska Poetry Pen Pal Program. The program will bring poetry and poets into rural communities across Nebraska. County schools\, reservations\, libraries and correctional facilities\, among others\, will be served by the project whose intention is to showcase poetry in a way that it stirs interest and excitement about the art form. On his tour across Nebraska\, Mason will work with Nebraska writers from many different ethnicities\, experiences and varied backgrounds. \n\nLearn more about the program on the Nebraska State Poet page. \nMonday\, November 7\, 7 p.m. at Valentine Public Library\n\n\nTuesday\, November 8\, 7 p m. at the Gordon Theater\n\n\nWednesday\, November 9\, time TBD\, Chadron State College \n(More dates and locations will be added soon.)
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-poetry-pen-pal-program-3/
LOCATION:Chadron State College\, 1000 Main St\, Chadron\, 69337\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nebraska State Poet
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SUMMARY:Nebraska Poetry Pen Pal Program Reading
DESCRIPTION:Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason continues to take his Nebraska Poetry Pen Pal Program to communities across Nebraska\, coaching students in schools during the day and hosting readings for the whole community in the evening. \nFriday\, February 10\n6-7:30 p.m.\nReading and discussion at Station Creative Commons (103 Norris Ave\, McCook). \nFeaturing Ryan Boyland\, Emily Anderson and Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason\nSee more at: https://www.ne1station.com/
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-poetry-pen-pal-program-reading/
LOCATION:Station Creative Commons\, 103 Norris Ave\, McCook\, NE\, 69001
CATEGORIES:Nebraska State Poet
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SUMMARY:"Poetry is for Rock Stars" with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason & Jay Hanson
DESCRIPTION:Join us online for a special Curiosity Connections with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason in conversation with Nebraska rock musician Jay Hanson. \nRegister for a Zoom link at Eventbrite. \nPoetry is often seen as a formal\, intellectual thing when it’s actually rooted in daily life and experiences. There was nothing formal about Coleridge enlisting in the Light Dragoons under the name Silas Tomkyn Comberbache after he was rejected by a girl. Nothing formal about Byron being described as “Mad\, bad\, and dangerous to know.” Nothing formal in Shelley being expelled from Oxford for publishing The Necessity of Atheism. And don’t even get me started on Blake… Let’s talk about poetry. And Eighties rock. \nRegister for a Zoom link at Eventbrite. \nMatt Mason is Nebraska State Poet. He holds an MA from the University of California\, Davis\, and is the author of four poetry collections and numerous other poems. The former executive director of the Nebraska Writers Collective\, Mason has run workshops in Botswana\, Romania\, Nepal\, and Belarus through the U.S. State Department. He is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and two Nebraska Book Awards. In 2022\, Mason received an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship. \nJay Hanson has been creating professionally for over twenty years as a songwriter\, performer\, and producer.  A Berklee College of Music graduate\, he has worked in the recording studio with artists ranging from Snoop Dogg to Larry The Cable Guy; clients such as NPR\, ESPN and ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy”\, and shared performances with music notables such as Hootie & the Blowfish\, Cake\, Taylor Dayne\, David Lee Roth\, and The Jayhawks. \nAs a resident artist\, he was a performer and musician with Rave On Productions for thirteen years\, where he appeared in Yesterday & Today: the Interactive Beatles Experience and Rave On! The Buddy Holly Experience  His recent acting credits include starring as “Willy Wonka” in Willy Wonka and as “Guy” in the Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova musical Once\, for which he won the Mary Peckham Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/curiosity-connections-with-nebraska-state-poet-matt-mason/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Curiosity Connections,Nebraska State Poet
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SUMMARY:Nebraska Poetry Society Workshop: Matt Mason
DESCRIPTION:The Nebraska Poetry Society is offering monthly Saturday morning online poetry workshops. Registration is required\, and registration information may be found on the Nebraska Poetry Society webpage. Free with annual membership; nominal fee for non-members. Students\, minors and others for whom the registration fee is prohibitive may request a free membership. \nJuly 20 – Matt Mason It’s Time for the Lightening Round! Poetry is always about concision\, about writing something small and quick with no excess of words or lines or ideas or lines like this way-too-long sentence. Let’s see what we can do with shorter poems\, fitting ideas into smaller spaces like snapshots or meditations. \nMATT MASON is the Nebraska State Poet and was Executive Director of the Nebraska Writers Collective from 2009-2022. Through the US State Department\, he has run workshops in Botswana\, Romania\, Nepal\, and Belarus.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/nebraska-poetry-society-workshop-matt-mason/
LOCATION:Virtual Program
CATEGORIES:Grants,Nebraska State Poet
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SUMMARY:A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Matt Mason \nSponsored by the Table Rock Historical Society
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/a-visit-with-nebraska-state-poet-matt-mason-24/
LOCATION:Table Rock Theater\, Luzerne Street\, Table Rock\, NE\, 68447\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nebraska State Poet,Speakers
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SUMMARY:State Poet Nominations Due
DESCRIPTION:Help find the next Nebraska State Poet\, who will serve 2025-2029! \nAnyone may nominate a candidate. See guidelines for details.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/state-poet-nominations-due/
LOCATION:Statewide
CATEGORIES:Nebraska State Poet
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SUMMARY:A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Matt Mason \nSponsored by the Greeley Irish Festival
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/a-visit-with-nebraska-state-poet-matt-mason-21/2024-09-21/1/
LOCATION:Greeley Irish Festival Culture Center\, 400 North Clare St.\, Greeley\, NE\, 68842\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nebraska State Poet,Speakers
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SUMMARY:A Visit with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Matt Mason \nSponsored by the Greeley Irish Festival
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/a-visit-with-nebraska-state-poet-matt-mason-21/2024-09-21/2/
LOCATION:Greeley Irish Festival Culture Center\, 400 North Clare St.\, Greeley\, NE\, 68842\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nebraska State Poet,Speakers
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SUMMARY:National Day of Racial Healing: Keynote
DESCRIPTION:To commemorate National Day of Racial Healing\, the University Libraries have invited Jewel Rodgers\, Nebraska State Poet\, as keynote speaker on January 20\, 2026\, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Auditorium (LLS 102) of Love Library South. Join us after the program in Love Library’s lobby for refreshments and an opportunity to chat directly with the speaker and others. Registration is preferred but not required. This event is free and open to the campus community and the public. \nRodgers will share insights from her journey as the Nebraska State Poet\, using spoken-word poetry to illuminate her experiences as an artist\, former UNL student\, and community builder. Through her talk\, she will inspire connection\, collaborative action\, and the power of creativity to spark change and foster healing.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/national-day-of-racial-healing-keynote/
LOCATION:University of Nebraska Lincoln Love Library\, 1318 R Street\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nebraska State Poet
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SUMMARY:Lunchbox Lecture: The History of Spoken Word Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Join the Nebraska State Historical Society for this month’s Lunchbox Lecture featuring Jewel Rodgers\, Nebraska State Poet 2025–2029! \nDuring her keynote\, Jewel reflects on her journey as a self-described spoken word artist stepping into a traditionally page-centered literary role. Through performance and storytelling\, she explores the cultural roots of spoken word\, its historical ties to jazz and artistic movements\, and the skepticism it sometimes encounters in academic poetry spaces. Blending poems with personal narrative\, she demonstrates how spoken word serves as a powerful tool for both artistic excellence and community-building. \nEvent admission is free. LNKTV will record the lecture and make it available to the public. \nSpecial thanks to the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation for providing funding for this event series and the recording to broadcast on LNKTV.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/lunchbox-lecture-the-history-of-spoken-word-poetry/
LOCATION:Nebraska History Museum\, 131 Centennial Mall North\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68508\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nebraska State Poet
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