Alyesha Wise Explained

Alyesha Wise
Birth Place:Camden, NJ
Occupation:Poet, Speaker, Teaching Artist
Genre:Poetry
Notableworks:Carnival

Alyesha Wise, aka "Ms. Wise" is a poet, teaching artist[1] and co-founder of Spoken Literature Art Movement (S.L.A.M).[2] From Camden, N.J., Alyesha currently resides in Los Angeles where she also serves as a teaching artist for Street Poets, Inc. She previously served as the head coach of Da Poetry Lounge's slam team and a co-coach for the Get Lit Youth slam team.[3] [4] [5] Wise 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,[6] the longest running weekly open mic in the city at the time. She also founded the organization Love, Us, a Philadelphia-based organization and annual production which worked to spread unity and self-love through the arts. The production was a large attraction in the Philadelphia poetry scene and a Twitter trending topic in 2010. She is currently 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.[7] In 2017, she authored the book, Carnival.[8] [9] Ron Howard once said about Alyesha's performance style, "Very Powerful."[10]

Awards

Carnival

Carnival was published by Not A Cult Media on May 30, 2018.[13] [6]

Black Women Necessary

The group hosts frequent free of charge brunches as a part of an informal brunch. The meal switches locations and is usually held at a members home (as long as they have attended at least two brunches in the past). Members can make donations, but the event is free and is held to honor ancestors and relax.

Common themes expressed in Wise's poetry

Education

She attended Medical Arts High School and graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Rowan College in Glassboro, N.J.

Notable performances

Personal life

Early life

Wise is originally from Camden, New Jersey.[21] She has five siblings (Wise is the second oldest girl) and was raised mostly by her mother. Her parents got divorced when she was five. After watching Poetic Justice, at age 11, she wrote her first poem titled, "Black History."[22] Her favorite book as a child was Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.

Adulthood

She moved to Philadelphia in 2006. Wise identified as a lesbian for eight years, and has had relationships with women. At the moment, she is married to a man and thus identifies as bisexual.[11]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Continuous Clapback: The Legacy of Language. calendar.ucsd.edu. 19 August 2018.
  2. News: Alyesha Wise's Black Women Necessary is an intimate, chillaxing activism – Generocity Philly. April 27, 2018. Generocity Philly. 19 August 2018.
  3. News: Alyesha Wise – "The Interview" spoken word (WOWPS 2016) AFROPUNK. March 29, 2016. AFROPUNK. 18 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Picture Perfect – Alysia Wise, by Apiary Magazine. Apiary Magazine. 18 August 2018.
  5. News: Alyesha Wise on How to Love Your Black Woman Body-SRMagOnline. December 20, 2016. Soul Reflectionz. 18 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180819051422/http://srmagonline.com/2016/12/20/alyesha-wise-on-how-to-love-your-black-woman-body/. August 19, 2018. dead.
  6. News: L.A. Poet Spotlight: Alyesha Wise and Digesting Honest Pain Through Poetry ~ L.A. TACO. May 22, 2018. L.A. TACO. 19 August 2018.
  7. News: 5 Important Poets You Should Know About. February 5, 2017. Affinity Magazine. 19 August 2018.
  8. Book: Johnson, Javon. Killing Poetry: Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities. July 17, 2017. Rutgers University Press. 9780813580036. en.
  9. News: This Slam-Poetry VR Experience Takes You Around The World. Wilson. Kristian. Bustle. 19 August 2018.
  10. Web site: Poet Ms. Wise. Very powerfulpic.twitter.com/OzGr2zEL. Howard. Ron. 2012-08-31. @RealRonHoward. en. 2020-01-23.
  11. News: Alyesha 'Ms.' Wise: Spreading love, ending hate through wise words. PGN Staff. PGN The Philadelphia Gay News. 19 August 2018.
  12. News: Alyesha Wise: Poetry and Performance – FringeArts. April 17, 2013. FringeArts. 19 August 2018.
  13. Web site: 9 Poetry books that will rejuvenate your #BlackGirlMagic. 21ninety.com. 19 August 2018.
  14. News: A Damn Gorgeous Poem About Passing Feminism Onto Our Daughters. Hatch. Jenavieve. August 25, 2016. HuffPost. 19 August 2018.
  15. News: 10 LA Slam Poets You Need To Know. Oliveros. Feli Nicole. Culture Trip. 19 August 2018.
  16. Web site: Put it in a Poem: Waxing Poetic and Fighting Injustice Through Spoken Word. tsl.news. 19 August 2018. March 6, 2015.
  17. Web site: This Powerful Poem About Feminism and Motherhood Will Give You Chills. Garcia. Kelsey. POPSUGAR Love & Sex. 19 August 2018.
  18. Web site: Alyesha Wise Archives – The Moxie Bee. The Moxie Bee. 19 August 2018.
  19. News: POETRY: Cannibal (a Poem to White Supremacy) by Alyesha Wise AFROPUNK. February 27, 2015. AFROPUNK. 19 August 2018.
  20. Web site: Poet Alyesha Wise Professes The Love We All Feel for Prince. shine.forharriet.com. 19 August 2018.
  21. Web site: Alyesha Wise's Poem, "To This Black Woman Body, Part I" Will Give You Life. shine.forharriet.com. 18 August 2018.
  22. Web site: FM May 10: Creativity for Community / Alyesha Wise / FemMag gifts – Feminist Magazine. feministmagazine.org. 19 August 2018.

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