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Poem About Political Violence By Nebraska State Poet Gains National Attention

Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 10:52 p.m.

A poem by Nebraska’s State Poet was published in the New York Times today. The poem, called "The Start," talks about political violence, but was written three years ago. Matt Mason said he wrote the poem in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential campaign where he heard unrestrained language being us...