Regie Gibson

On May 30, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts gained its first poet laureate, joining 46 other states and the District of Columbia in designating an emissary to further the appreciation of poetry.

When Regie Gibson looks back on the history of the United States, he can’t help but notice the integral role music played at every turn. Music, he said, has always been an “embodied expression of the spirit of what was in the hearts of people.”