In the past three years, Phil has performed his original work in fourteen different countries. Most recently, Phil was invited to open for His Holiness The Dalai Lama for the celebration of his 80th birthday. He is the co-director of Project VOICE, a poetry education organization dedicated to promoting empowerment, improving literacy, and encouraging empathy in classrooms and communities. Phil has worked hands-on with hundreds of schools and organizations such as Google and Accenture to explore the potentials of storytelling and self-expression. His work has been viewed over five million times online and featured in media outlets ranging from NPR to Upworthy.com. A former teacher of weekly poetry workshops in maximum security prisons, Phil was the head coordinator of Space in Prisons for the Arts and Creative Expression (SPACE). A Light Bulb Symphony, a collection of Phil’s poetry, was published in 2011.