Daughter of Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers becomes the first African American State Poet in Nebraska history.

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 ...

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

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.

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

GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN HAS NAMED JEWEL RODGERS OF OMAHA AS NEBRASKA’S NEW STATE POET. HER WORK, ALONG WITH THAT FROM THREE OTHER ...

YOU CAN WRITE AND YOU CAN EXPR Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Omaha author and performer Jewel Rodgers as Nebraska's new state poet.Rodgers, 27, is the youngest and first African American person to ...

Cancel anytime. LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen and first lady Suzanne Pillen introduced Jewel Rodgers of Omaha as the fifth state poet in Nebraska history Monday at a Capitol press conference.

New Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers, left, poses with Gov. Jim Pillen, First Lady Suzanne Pillen, and her father, Johnny Rodgers. (Screenshot of Nebraska Public Media) LINCOLN — Nebraska’s ...

Gov. Jim Pillen and first lady Suzanne Pillen introduced Jewel Rodgers of Omaha as the fifth state poet in Nebraska history at a Capitol news conference on Monday. Watching from the sidelines ...