When They Speak of Our Time

When They Speak of Our Time

Speech delivered at the No Kings protest at the Lexington Common, MA, October 18, 2025. Good morning to all. My name is Regie Gibson and I am the Inaugural Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I always feel it necessary to say the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in my title. For me, that word: Commonwealth, has resonance – a community convened to promote the common good. But the word commonwealth is only a word. And words don’t have…