Regie Gibson Selected as State’s Inaugural Poet Laureate - The Boston Globe

Regie Gibson selected as state’s inaugural poet laureate - The Boston Globe

A spoken-word poet whose work explores themes of history and hope, Gibson sees his art as "a means of bringing people together," Governor Maura Healey said.

Governor Healey Announces Regie Gibson as Massachusetts Inaugural Poet Laureate – Mass Cultural Council

Governor Healey and Lt. Governor Driscoll applaud Regie Gibson, the state’s first-ever Poet Laureate. Today, at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll announced that Regie Gibson has been selected to serve as Massachusetts Inaugural Poet Laureate. This selection follows an exhaustive search with more than a hundred applicants designed to identify a poet who will amplify poetry and creative e…

Regie Gibson selected as Massachusetts' first poet laureate

Massachusetts has a poet laureate for the first time in state history.