The Nebraska State Poet will be presenting this month at Northeast Community College.
Jewel Rodgers, who is an Omaha native who was named the Nebraska State Poet more than a year ago, will be speaking on Wednesday, February 25, at 4 p.m. at Union 73 near the coffee shop. She is serving a five-year term as state poet.
Rodgers is a 2025 Academy of American Poets Fellowship recipient, and a 2025 AIRIES Fellow. A three-time Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award nominee for Best Performance Poet and a three-time TEDx speaker, she has toured nationally for over a decade, performing in schools, festivals, conferences, and public spaces.
Her work has appeared in projects such as 100 Years | 100 Women (Park Avenue Armory – NY) and as a finalist in the 2024 Blackberry Peach Poetry Slam. An interdisciplinary performer and spatial practitioner, Jewel merges poetry, storytelling, and placemaking to inspire communities across Nebraska and beyond.
The event is free and open to the public. Bonnie Johnson-Bartee, Northeast English instructor, is the coordinator for the Visiting Writers Series.
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