Moll King is a poet here in Chattanooga.
Last year, she performed from her recent collection of poems - “As You Did to the Leased of These” - on housing and homelessness here in Chattanooga at Barking Legs Theater for its 30th anniversary Incubator Project.
This Wednesday, starting at 6:30 PM, Moll will read from her collection at Townsend Atelier - in the Arts Building at 11th St. - for “Poetry and Poverty: It’s Time to Talk About It.”
Joining her as a guest poet: Nikki Lake, a volunteer with the nonprofit CALEB - Chattanooga in Action for Love, Equality and Benevolence - and director of the Chattanooga Community Co-Op.
I spoke with Moll and Nikki, who will lead a conversation after their performances.
![Poster for “Poetry and Poverty.”](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f23f1cb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1486x952+0+0/resize/880x564!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F40%2Ffd933dbe4f25be2dcd55b589ca56%2Fpoetry-poverty.jpg)
Moll King