Joe is a nationally touring writer, speaker, and performer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the front-man of emerging soul, funk, and spoken word ensemble, The Poetic Diaspora, and the co-founder and Artistic Director of H-Cubed: Harrison, Healing, and Harmony, a monthly event series centered on healing through the arts. As a student and educator, he has taught artist at dozens of high schools and universities, most recently the Artist-in- Residence at Luther Seminary, receiving a masters in Theology of the Arts.