Jesse Poe (born August 5, 1975, in Louisville, Kentucky) is a songwriter and primary member of Tanakh, the musical collective.[1] He spent a decade in Virginia, beginning in 1993; the first half of the decade was spent in Blacksburg, and relocated to Richmond where he met David Lowery and several Sound of Music Studios stalwarts.[2]
In 2003, he moved to Italy and worked as a teacher by day. In addition to managing Tanakh, Poe has also been involved in other projects. Jesse Poe is a distant relative of the literary figure Edgar Allan Poe.
Poe is involved with an ambient vocal-led improv project called Crevlyn, which also features Tanakh associate Ben Scott (of Ting Ting Jahe). He is also in a folk-pop band with Tanakh bassist Michele Poulos. In addition to performing as a backup for the Anomoanon and Six Organs of Admittance, Poe has played electric guitar for the latter.