Matt Mason (poet)
Matt Mason (born 1968) is an American poet based in Omaha, Nebraska. From 2019 to 2025, he served as Nebraska State Poet, serving until the end of 2024. He has published five full-length works of poetry as well as eight chapbooks and two poetry anthologies. Mason has written about fatherhood, Disneyland, Eighties Rock, relationships, religion and the Bible, and themes of Midwest and Great Plains life. Mason's early work gave him a reputation as a humorous poet, but he has written comedy, drama, and tragedy.