Jewel Rodgers on becoming Nebraska State Poet, finding the emotional core & rediscovering her process

Jewel Rodgers is the Nebraska State Poet, a 2025 Academy of American Poets Fellowship recipient and a 2025 AIRIES Fellow.

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