Matt Mason
Named Nebraska State Poet, January 7, 2019.
- Role
- Poetry
- Location
- Omaha, NE, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matt Mason
I come to schools, businesses, colleges, libraries and more to put on poetry readings…
Experience
Jun 1994 — Present
Matt Mason is the Nebraska State Poet. He has put together poetry programming for the State Department, working in Nepal, Romania, Botswana and Belarus and been part of six teams at the National Poetry Slam. Mason is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize for his poem “Notes For My Daughter Against Chasing Storms” and his work can be found in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Ted Kooser’s American Life in Poetry. He has published two books of poetry and edited two anthologies, winning two Nebraska Book Awards and is known as an entertaining presenter of his work.
Education
Santa Clara University
Bachelor's degree, English
Santa Clara University
BA, English, Creative Writing
1986 — 1990
Santa Clara University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature, General
University of California, Davis
MA, English, Creative Writing, Poetry
1992 — 1994
Skills
- Teaching
- Public Speaking
- Nonprofits
- Nonprofit Management
- Performance Poetry
- Creative Writing
- Community Outreach
- Volleyball
- Publishing
- Books
- Blogging
- Poetry Readings
- Media Relations
- Editing
- Curriculum Design
- Non-Profits
- Poetry
- Festival Director
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