Matt Mason
Matt Mason served as Nebraska State Poet from 2019-2024 and has run workshops through the US State Department in Botswana, Romania, Nepal, and Belarus. As State Poet, he brought poetry programs to all 93 of Nebraska’s counties and loves visiting communities. Mason is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets and the Nebraska Arts Council. His work can be found in The New York Times, on NPR’s Morning Edition, in American Life in Poetry, and more. Mason’s 6th book of poetry, Roads, was published by Button Poetry in 2026.
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