Alyesha Wise | |
|---|---|
 Wise in 2018 | |
| Born | Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet, Speaker, Teaching Artist |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable works | Carnival |
Alyesha Wise, also known as Ms. Wise, is a poet, teaching artist [1] and co-founder of Spoken Literature Art Movement (S.L.A.M). [2] [3] From Camden, New Jersey, Alyesha currently[ when? ] resides in Los Angeles where she also serves as a teaching artist for Street Poets, Inc.
Contents
Wise previously served as the head coach of Da Poetry Lounge's slam team and a co-coach for the Get Lit Youth slam team. [4] [5] [6] She co-founded and was a co-host of The Pigeon Presents: The Philadelphia Poetry Slam. She has been featured in a speaking engagement on the TEDx Talk series in which she dedicated the talk to her younger sister and Camden. While in Philadelphia, Wise was a co-host of Jus Words, [7] the longest running weekly open mic in the city at the time.[ when? ]
Wise is the founder and organizer of Black Women Necessary, a safe space for black women. Wise also served as a former teaching artist and volunteer coordinator at New Earth, and continues to teach and mentor in Los Angeles youth detention centers. [8] In 2017, she authored the book, Carnival. [9] [10] Ron Howard once said about Alyesha's performance style, "Very Powerful." [11]
Wise's poetry commonly expresses themes of feminism, [12] African-American culture, [13] bodies and inherited trauma, [14] [15] social justice, [7] queerness, [7] and sexual assault. [7]
