Poetry with Matt Mason

Event Description

You are invited to an evening of live poetry reading with Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason. Come add some poetry to your life! Watch for other poetry events in April to celebrate National Poetry Month.

Matt Mason is the Nebraska State Poet and was Executive Director of the Nebraska Writers Collective from 2009-2022. Through the US State Department, he has run workshops in Botswana, Romania, Nepal, and Belarus. 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 4th book, "At the Corner of Fantasy and Main: Disneyland, Midlife and Churros," was released by The Old Mill Press in 2022. Matt is based out of Omaha with his wife, the poet Sarah McKinstry-Brown, and daughters Sophia and Lucia.

Event Partner

This event is presented by the Kearney Public Library and the Prairie Art Brothers with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Humanities Nebraska.

Bookings

There's no need to book your place for this event. Just meet us at Kearney Public Library!