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Logan Phillips
@dirtyverbs.bsky.social
Writer, culture worker, DJ. Tucson Poet Laureate. Author: RECKON (U Arizona Press, 2026) Interests & work: Education, Landback, synchronicity, cumbia, plants. Dirtyverbs.com/link-in-bio
Doing my best to reach all parts of the #Tucson area – I'll be in #OroValley at Stacks Book Club 9/4 stacksbookclub.com/events/56236...
Free Author Event: Tucson Poet Laureate Logan Phillips RECKON | Stacks Book Club Oro Valley
Oro Valley Tucson independent bookstore and coffee shop
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I've dropped off on posting here as much – but will give it another go in July once I'm back from a social media break.
Driving from Tucson to Albuquerque to read from my book RECKON at @bkwrks.bsky.social , Thursday 6pm. Afterwords I’ll be in conversation with the incomparable Hakim Bellamy. Let a friend know!
I analyzed over 10 years of anti-trans legislation. Over 330 bills have passed, with ~300 of them in just the last 5 years. There is no precedent in American history for so many bills to target one particular minority group like this in such a short timeframe. www.thedissident.news/the-ratchet/
The Ratchet
In 2015, state legislatures across the United States considered 75 anti-LGBTQ bills, of which 27 targeted gender identity.1 In 2025, that total reached 1,059—with 851 of the current-session bills targ...
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Find me at the Tucson Festival of Books this weekend! Lots going on with many good folks. I’ll be signing copies of my new book RECKON, leading a workshop, reading with Arizona Poet Laureate Laura Tohe and more! Reminder: clear bag policy in effect for the first time this year.
It’s an honor to be Tucson’s new Poet Laureate! arizonasonorannews.com/42118/ae/new...
New poet laureate wants to make self-expression accessible through poetry
Logan Phillips will serve as Tucson’s new poet laureate, bringing a vision to make poetry more accessible to communities across the city. “It’s deeply meaningful to be recognized for the work that I’v...
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“Damn, I need to buy an umbrella.” - The Tucsonan, landing in Baltimore
I’m headed to Baltimore for #AWP26 with ‘Reckon,’ just out on University of Arizona Press (Booth 838). Signing Thursday 2-3pm, reading Friday night & looking forward to seeing friends old & new!
Before the U.S.-Mexico border, there was a third country: Apachería. Álvaro Enrigue's new novel Now I Surrender recovers the history both nations erased. Read full review🦂🔗:
The Borderlands’ Lost Third Country
Mexican writer Álvaro Enrigue’s new novel, Now I Surrender, is an epic about the U.S. and Mexico’s joint erasure of Apachería.
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Some coverage of yesterday's announcement in the Tucson Sentinel www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/...
Tucson's new poet laureate Logan Phillips plans to spread poetry to 'unexpected venues'
Our city's newest poet laureate, "RECKON" and "Sonoran Strange" author Logan Phillips will hold the title through 2029, Arts Foundation and city officials announced Monday.
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Thrilled to share I've been appointed as Tucson Poet Laureate for a three year term. It's an honor of a lifetime to continue to serve this city I love as a cultural worker and member of our vibrant arts ecosystem. Let's make good things happen! artsfoundtucson.org/city-of-tucs...
I’ll be at @changinghands.bsky.social in #Tempe tomorrow Wednesday 2/25 7pm reading from ‘Reckon’ and discussing how cowboy myths haunt us in ways that are more relevant than ever. Phoenix area, don’t miss! www.12news.com/article/life...
He visited Changing Hands as a kid. Now, he's coming back as an author to read from his latest work.
Logan Phillips' book, 'Reckon,' tackles growing up in southern Arizona, his own family history, and contending with the stories told about the Wild West.
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Tonight #Bisbee Arizona! Poetry reading & dual book launch. Central School Project 6:30pm. Books, records & shirts for sale.
There was once a separatist community in the middle of the desert — made up entirely of women — outside of Tucson. It was called Adobeland.
There was once a separatist lesbian commune in the desert near Tucson. Hear the story of Adobeland
There was once a separatist community in the middle of the desert — made up entirely of women — outside of Tucson. It was called Adobeland.
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About to be live on the air KBRP Bisbee with Raquel Gutierrez www.kbrpradio.com
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For progressive & classic rock, jazz, ambient/electronic, American/country/folk or just about any musical genre, tune in to KBRP 96.1 FM in Bisbee, AZ or KBRPradio.com ! KBRP is the premier volunteer-...
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🌵🌵🌵 Tucson 🌵🌵🌵 Friday, Feb. 20th at 6pm 1307 W St Marys Rd Neighborhood Defense Kit Making Want to organize your neighborhood? Create kits & discuss how to equip & empower our neighbors to defend against ICE.
Great interview in the @azluminaria.org on Russ McSpaddens' book "Borderlings." The book has received great reviews, including from people who 'don't normally read poetry books.' azluminaria.org/2026/02/09/t...
“Two different kinds of borders”: Tucson environmental advocate on his first book of poems - AZ Luminaria
Wall-sickness, or Mauerkrankheit, is a German term for a psychological malady that infected people who lived near the Berlin Wall. That wall came down over three decades ago, but the idea of “wall-sic...
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Interview out today with @cetracey.bsky.social for @theborderchronicle.bsky.social. I'm always grateful for a thoughtful interview with someone who has given the work a close read. Listen here: www.theborderchronicle.com/gunfights-gu...
Gunfights Gunfights Gunfights
Logan Phillips was born in Tombstone, Arizona—a town best known for Old West-themed gunfight tourism. In his new book, Reckon, Phillips explores his relationship to the unusual setting of his childhoo...
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Tonight’s the night, Tucson! Doors open at 6:30. It’s going to be a special one. 191 Toole. All Ages (with content advisory of themes of sexuality, mentions of violence & ‘bad words’). Pay-what-you-will, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Poetry records? Yes! Red lathe cut 7”s, special edition of 50. 10 minute cut from my new audiobook, Reckon. 7” includes a download code for the full 2.5 hour book Avail at the book launch show Sunday 2/15 at 191 Toole in Tucson. Available online Friday 2/20. dirtyverbs.bandcamp.com/album/reckon
I love the work of Tucson-based singer songwriter Gat Mooney. Her new vid dropped today youtu.be/9eWx2GYq8DM?...
Gat Moony - Thin Skin (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Gat Moony
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Make art. Make art to support the art. Get other people paid while making art to support the art. Repeat. S/o to Yeah Right! for doing such high quality work. Tucson see you Sunday night at the book launch of ‘RECKON’! 6:30pm 191 Toole #ArtistLife
Today marks publication day for ‘RECKON,’ my new book out on University of Arizona Press. 7 years in the making - poetry, photography, essay & more. What’s it like to have been born in Tombstone, Arizona? Find out - Book available now on my site dirtyverbs.com & wherever books are sold
