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Matt Mason has run poetry workshops in Botswana, Romania, Nepal, and Belarus for the U.S. State Department and his poetry has appeared in The New York Times, Rattle, and hundreds more.

Matt served as the Nebraska State Poet from 2019-2024 and has received a Pushcart Prize as well as fellowships from the Academy of American Poets and the Nebraska Arts Council.

Mason's 6th book, Roads, was released by Button Poetry in 2026.

Mason's 4th book, At the Corner of Fantasy and Main: Disneyland, Midlife and Churros, was released by The Old Mill Press in 2022 and his 5th, Rock Stars, came out from Button Poetry in 2023.

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	Rock Stars 4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Baby that Ate Cincinnati 4.41 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At the Corner of Fantasy and Main: Disneyland, Midlife, and Churros 4.42 avg rating — 28 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Things We Don't Know We Don't Know 4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Have a Poem the Size of the Moon 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slamma Lamma Ding Dong: An Anthology by Nebraskaýs Slam Poets by J.M. Huscher (Editor), Matt Mason (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dan Leamen (Editor) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mistranslating Neruda 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Housebreaker in the Mansion of Love by Larry Reznicek, Matt Mason (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Paul Baker (Introduction) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coffee and astronomy and other poems 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Matt Mason and 1 other person liked Alarie's review of At the Corner of Fantasy and Main: Disneyland, Midlife, and Churros: "I've already had the pleasure of reading another poetry book by Matt Mason. This book is particularly charming as young children love to read fantasy AND to travel to Disney Land. The photos and office photo of Walt Disney were enough by themselves t" Read more of this review »
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I enjoyed getting an early look at The Mess That Made Them. The book is an engaging reminder for artists like me that Art is always changing, that each generation reinvents poetry, painting, composing, and you should of course learn from the past but ...more
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I enjoyed getting an early look at The Mess That Made Them. The book is an engaging reminder for artists like me that Art is always changing, that each generation reinvents poetry, painting, composing, and you should of course learn from the past but ...more
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Matt Mason made a comment on W.A. Ashes’s review of Rock Stars (Button Poetry) " This is the kind of review I hope for with this book. Thank you. "
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