Description

The Marshalltown Public Library and Arts + Culture Alliance invites the community to take pART in a Slam Poetry Night, featuring Nebraska Poet Laureate, Matt Mason. This slam poet event will open with performances by Marshalltown High School’s Poetry Out Loud Students, Landon Stanley and Izaiah Wilder. Izaiah placed 2nd in the state of Iowa's competition in 2024 and Landon placed 1st in the state of Iowa's competition in 2022. 

WHEN: Thursday, May 9th at 6 PM

This event is free and open to the public. Please note, the event is geared towards teenagers and adults. 

WHERE: Wayward Social, 1101 S 6th St, Marshalltown, IA 50158 

The event will be outside at Gutter Point on the south side of Wayward Social. In the case of inclement weather, we will move inside to Rosie's. 

ABOUT MATT

Matt Mason is the Nebraska State Poet and has run poetry workshops in Botswana, Romania, Nepal, and Belarus for the U.S. State Department. His poetry has appeared in The New York Times and Matt has received a Pushcart Prize as well as fellowships from the Academy of American Poets and the Nebraska Arts Council. His work can be found in Rattle, Poet Lore, Prairie Schooner, and in hundreds of other publications. Mason’s 5th book, Rock Stars, was published by Button Poetry in September of this year. 

Matt’s books will be available for signing and purchase at the event:

• At the Corner of Fantasy and Main: Disneyland, Midlife and Churros

• Rock Stars

• I Have a Poem the Size of the Moon