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

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

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.

Jewel Rodgers, daughter of Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers, has been selected as the fifth state poet in Nebraska history. The ...

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

Governor Jim Pillen announced the new state poet in a ceremony on Monday. Jewel Rodgers, an Omaha native, was named the new ...