Why John G. Neihardt was named Nebraska Poet Laureate in 1921
By David L. Bristow, Editor
On April 18, 1921, the Nebraska state legislature became the first* to name a state poet laureate, honoring forty-year-old ...
John G. Neihardt
What We Found
Neihardt Book Review
The Kansas City Journal-Post of February 28, 1926, informed its readers, "The Journal-Post has obtained the services of John G. Neihardt, the 'Middle Western Homer,' to ...
Neihardt, John G.
John G. Neihardt (1881-1973), named Nebraska poet laureate in 1921, enjoyed a growing literary reputation as his epic poems were published. He had early in life ...
Neihardt, Mona
Mona Martinsen Neihardt (1884-1958) was a noted sculptress and wife of John G. Neihardt, Nebraska's poet laureate. Her father had a successful banking career and became ...
Neihardt’s Song of the Hoe
110 years ago, on September 27, 1900, The Youth’s Companion published a poem titled, “The Song of the Hoe”. It was written by Nebraska’s own John G. Neihardt, who was ...
Marker Monday: Wayne State College
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1111 Main St, Wayne State College, Wayne County, Nebraska
View this marker's location 42.240700, -97.01476
Marker Text
The Nebraska Normal College was ...
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