Joe Davis is an award-winning spoken word artist and bestselling author who uses poetry to power possibility. Joe is a student and practitioner of Radical Joy, a deep-rooted wellspring of well-being that he cultivates in community through writing, music, theater, and dance. Based in Minneapolis, he tours internationally to join schools, faith spaces, and nonprofits to practice envisioning and embodying a world of collective liberation and human flourishing. Joe holds a Master of Arts degree in Theology of the Arts and also heads a multimedia production company, a soul funk band, and a racial justice education program.

Key Takeaways

• Radical joy is getting to the root, depth and fullness of joy which includes the wholeness of human emotions

  
  



• Art allows us to slow down and move at the pace of relationship

  
  



• Lead with questions, invitations and vulnerability

  
  



• The sooner we understand that race work is uncomfortable and that we’re going to mess up sometimes the sooner we can get to repair work

  
  



• Find your freedom practice: a daily ritual that will help you feel more healed, whole and alive

  
  

Guest’s Media Recommendations:

• Everything, Everywhere, All At Once (movie)

  
  

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Find Guest’s work:

• www.JoeDavisPoetry.com

  
  



• We Rise Higher: Poems and Prayers for Graduates | Sparkhousegher

  
  

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For more of Michael’s work, visit our website www.incognitotheplay.com or follow us on Instagram @incognitotheplay

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Thanks to Ned Doheny for providing our podcast music! You can find him and his music on Spotify.

Editing and co-production of this podcast by Emma Yarger.

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