Jewel Rodgers is the 2025-2029 Nebraska State Poet. She will read from her poetry at The Lion on June 13th, 2025, from 6 PM to 7:30 PM. Jewel is a three-time Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award nominee for Best Performance Poet in Omaha, and a three-time TEDx speaker. She is also a 2022 Union for Contemporary Art Fellow, a 2023 Andy Warhol – Populus Fund Grantee, and a 2024 Blackberry Peach Poetry Slam finalist.
An interdisciplinary poet, performer, and visual artist, Jewel is also an urban engagement specialist, youth coach, and spatial practitioner in the Midwest.
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