At ten years old, King Thomas Moore has made history as the youngest recipient of the Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge Award in 2016. The son of the internationally-acclaimed poet, jessica Care moore, King was inspired to start his open mic series after he attended many of his mother’s events. At that moment, King envisioned elementary-aged kids like himself showcasing their poetic talent to other children and like-minded adults. In addition to his poetry, he plays violin with the Detroit Youth Volume and Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Youth Ensemble. The event was his first 12 & Under Super Cool Poetry Open Mic event since winning the Knight Arts Foundation Award.

Source: Huffington Post April 16, 2017 19:41 UTC