A spoken-word poet, Rodgers said she hoped to make poetry accessible and relevant to all Nebraskans, including by using other ...

Jim Pillen appointed Omaha author and performer Jewel Rodgers as Nebraska's new state poet. Rodgers, 27, is the youngest and ...

Nebraska’s next state poet is a fixture around poetry slams and political events in the state’s largest city, having spoken ...

Daughter of Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers becomes the first African American State Poet in Nebraska history.

If you stood anywhere near the Sandhills Global Event Center on Saturday, you would’ve heard the constant mechanical roar coming from inside for hours.

Nebraska’s next state poet is a fixture around poetry slams and political events in the state’s largest city, having spoken ...

Two weeks after he was hospitalized with seven broken ribs, a fractured vertebrae and a partially collapsed lung after he was ...

GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN HAS NAMED JEWEL RODGERS OF OMAHA AS NEBRASKA’S NEW STATE POET. HER WORK, ALONG WITH THAT FROM THREE OTHER ...

Also, more poetry from Jewel Rodgers and a look at two holiday productions in Omaha at Shelterbelt Theatre and Omaha Community Playhouse. December 12, 2024 • On this week's Friday LIVE Extra ...

Nebraska’s next state poet is a fixture around poetry slams and political events in the state’s largest city, having spoken ...