# Event Details - **Event Name**: Woke in a World: Poetry Performance by Alyesha Wise featuring Muki Brewster - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for a powerful night of spoken word and performances by L.A. based author, Alyesha Wise ft. musician Muki BrewsterAbout this EventJoin us for a curated poetry performance by the author, poet, educator, and speaker, Alyesha Wise. Woke in a World is a never-before-seen showcase of storytelling and select poems from Wise's latest collection, My Older Brother, A Famous Rapper.My Older Brother, A Famous Rapper is a "memoir in verse" that uses hip-hop as a framework to discuss pain, resilience, and the search for connection, blending personal narrative with social commentary on issues like justice reform and toxic masculinity. It explores themes of family, identity, and healing through raw, personal stories inspired by her relationship with her older brother.Doors Open: 7:00 PM I Performance: 7:30 PMAbout the AuthorsAlyesha Wise is an award-winnning, published poet, educator and speaker from Camden, N.J. Currently residing in LA, she is the Director of Programming for Street Poets, Inc., an organization mostly serving injustice-impacted youth with mentorship and arts programming. Alyesha has been featured on platforms and in publications such as OWN TV, BET, LA Times, Bustle, Afropunk, PBS, Buzzfeed and more. Other collabs include the ACLU, The Shabazz Center, The Nantucket Project, Brave New Films and the Google Interstellar Project. Ron Howard once wrote about Alyesha's work, "Very Powerful." My Older Brother, A Famous Rapper, is Alyesha's latest book of poetry, released in fall 2025 by El Martillo Press.Muki Brewster is a musician, singer, and songwriter.About Beyond Baroque is one of the United States' leading independent Literary | Arts Centers and public spaces dedicated to expanding the public's knowledge of poetry, literature and art through cultural events and community interaction. Founded in 1968 as an experimental literary magazine, Beyond Baroque is based out of the original City Hall building in Venice, California. The Center offers a diverse variety of literary and arts programming including readings and workshops. The building also houses a bookstore with a large collection of new poetry books for sale.Livestream: If you can’t join us in person the event will be livestreamed on at the scheduled time of the event. If you are tuning in this way, no ticket purchase is necessary.If you are attending in person, ticket purchase is required. Tickets will be available at the Beyond Baroque bookstore on the day of the event, but we recommend registering in advance through Eventbrite. Masks are encouraged while inside our center. Please arrive early.Event attendees are expected to behave in a respectful and considerate manner while in our space. Beyond Baroque reserves the right to remove individuals from our events, virtual or otherwise, if they are not respecting the space, staff, fellow attendees, or performers. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/los-angeles/woke-in-a-world-poetry-performance-by-alyesha-wise-featuring-muki-brewster/100001978663747533 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, music, it, performances, workshops, virtual, dance, spoken-word, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 11.49, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Los Angeles - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center - **lat**: 33.9962144 - **long**: -118.46887759999998 - **full address**: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Woke in a World: Poetry Performance by Alyesha Wise featuring Muki Brewster - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/780e53aa6c6aba6c975f1f5a7cdf86e5b3f6e38de8385c2873e4ca1d76707b01-rimg-w1200-h600-dcbdc6c5-gmir.jpg?v=1769700677 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Woke in a World: Poetry Performance by Alyesha Wise featuring Muki Brewster being held? - **A:** Woke in a World: Poetry Performance by Alyesha Wise featuring Muki Brewster takes place on Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 pm at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Woke in a World: Poetry Performance by Alyesha Wise featuring Muki Brewster? - **A:** Tickets for Woke in a World: Poetry Performance by Alyesha Wise featuring Muki Brewster are priced at USD 11 per person. 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