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

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

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.