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Logan Phillips

@dirtyverbs.bsky.social
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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

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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Philly! What happens in the West doesn't stay in the West. Catch RECKON at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival while you still can: Monday 7:30 at The Perch Music & Arts Workshop! Opening local poet: Warren G Longmire Poetry + video projection - spread the word! phillyfringe.org/events/recko...
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
An essay on visiting DC for the first time, the sharpening of contradictions and the power of poetry. dirtyverbs.substack.com/p/gratitude-...
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Gratitude and Outrage in Washington DC
Being a poet means speaking the truth
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“The worst forms of tyranny – or certainly the most successful ones - are not those we rail against but those that so insinuate themselves into the imagery of our consciousness and the fabric of our lives as not to be perceived as tyranny.” - Michael Parenti, ‘Inventing Reality,’ 1988
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Tickets for Philly Fringe now available... phillyfringe.org/events/recko...
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RECKON - Philadelphia Fringe Festival
What happens in the West doesn’t stay in the West. Logan Phillips, the Poet Laureate of Tucson, Arizona, comes to Philadelphia for two dynamic spoken word performances from his new book RECKON, featur...
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Dang check out poems.com today & this week! One of the best (read: hardest) interviews I've done for 'RECKON.' @poetrydaily.bsky.social
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Poetry Daily is an anthology of contemporary poetry. Each day, we bring you a new poem from new books, magazines, and journals.
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A pet peeve: when a man uses the occasion of a handshake to crush the shit out of my hand. Nope. Worst impression.
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Thanks Karima!
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Melissa del Bosque @mdelbosque.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
We have a powerful piece out today at @theborderchronicle.bsky.social by Tohono O'odham tribal member Mike Wilson and José Antonio Lucero. Welcome to Indian Country 🦂🔥 www.theborderchronicle.com/welcome-to-i...
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Welcome to Indian Country: 250 Years of Democracy and Authoritarianism in the U.S.
Worried about the future of democracy in the United States? Look to Indigenous histories; they have much to teach us about the struggle between liberty and empire.
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It is an honor to do all of this work for this place and its people which I love so deeply, who have made me who I am. Thank you to my family, my parents, my community and my comrades for believing in me. Les agradezco de corazón profundo. Let’s get it! poets.org/poet/logan-p...
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Logan Phillips
Logan Phillips is a writer, performer, and cultural worker. Born in Tombstone, Arizona, in 1983, he holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Arizona and completed his undergraduate work...
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
And I’m grateful to no longer be an underpaid employee of an institution’s writing program that doesn’t value creative writers as teachers (10 of us were laid off here last year). There’s such important & urgent work to do outside of – & beyond – the exploitative ivory tower.
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Also the stage adaptation of my book Reckon is on the way! A work-in-progress performance with video projection from Adam Cooper-Terán is coming to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in September www.dirtyverbs.com/events/2026/...
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Philadelphia: Reckon Reading w/video full set @ Philadelphia Fringe Festival (Night 1) — logan dirtyverbs phillips
Confirmed! More info TBA
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This fellowship is also a gift of precious time. I’m at work on two new book projects, and continuing to work as a volunteer organizer for TBOSC - Tucson Birthplace Open Space Coalition. tucsonopenspace.org/
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Tucson Birthplace Open Space Coalition - Tucson Birthplace Open Space Coalition
TUCSON BIRTHPLACE OPEN SPACE COALITION Tucson Birthplace Open Space Coalition (TBOSC) is composed of organizations and individuals from across regional cultures and backgrounds who have united in our ...
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Join us Saturday, October 10, 2026, 4-6pm, in Armory Park for POETS IN THE PARK, the official kickoff of the ¡Somos Uno! series – we’ll be celebrating the work of 21 local poets who also organize poetry events across our city. Food! Music! Free! RSVP & get involved www.dirtyverbs.com/events/2026/...
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Tucson: ¡Somos Uno! Poetry & Storytelling — logan dirtyverbs phillips
Join us Saturday, October 10, 2026, 4-6pm, in Armory Park for POETS IN THE PARK, the official kickoff of the ¡Somos Uno! series – we’ll be celebrating the work of 21 local poets who also organize poet...
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
With this support I will be organizing ¡SOMOS UNO! Poetry & Storytelling, a new series of events celebrating #Tucson poets, artists & cultural workers & inviting in new audiences. This is your invitation to be a part of it whether you identify as an artist or not, and from wherever you live in AZ
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Beyond thrilled to announce that I have been awarded a 2026 Laureate Fellowship by the Academy of American Poets. This is truly a game changer for my family and I.
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Just dropped a newsletter with some first-looks... mailchi.mp/579058451fa9...
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Write with me – from anywhere
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
On the USA's 250th birthday, no less!
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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...
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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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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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.
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Thanks Karima!
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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!
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/03/2026
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/
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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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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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.
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Plenty of chances to find me at this weekend’s Tucson Festival of Books! tucsonfestivalofbooks.org?action=displ...
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Tucson Festival of Books | Logan Phillips
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
It’s an honor to be Tucson’s new Poet Laureate! arizonasonorannews.com/42118/ae/new...
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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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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Thanks for coming out & great to meet you - see ya next weekend!
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Desert poetry tonight in Baltimore ~ free. 6:30pm doors. 1625 Fleet St #awp #awp2026 #awp26
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
“Damn, I need to buy an umbrella.” - The Tucsonan, landing in Baltimore
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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!
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The Border Chronicle @theborderchronicle.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
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🦂🔗:
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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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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Some coverage of yesterday's announcement in the Tucson Sentinel www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/...
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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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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
thanks! 🙏🏼
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Where & when to find me at the Tucson Festival of Books: tucsonfestivalofbooks.org?action=displ...
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Tucson Festival of Books | Logan Phillips
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I look forward to connecting with readers of my new book 'Reckon' at the upcoming Tucson Festival of Books, where I'll be reading with newly appointed Arizona Poet Laureate Laura Tohe. www.dirtyverbs.com/reckon
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RECKON — logan dirtyverbs phillips
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Brief conversation with Mayor Romero about the appointment is over on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DVYuWOylB4W/
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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...
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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...
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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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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Tonight #Bisbee Arizona! Poetry reading & dual book launch. Central School Project 6:30pm. Books, records & shirts for sale.
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KJZZ Phoenix @kjzz.org · 20/02/2026
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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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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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
About to be live on the air KBRP Bisbee with Raquel Gutierrez www.kbrpradio.com
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KBRP 96.1 FM Bisbee | Bisbee
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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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
A lot to mourn, surely. That said, there’s a lot of positive things happening in the river corridor that give me hope. Check out @tucsonopenspace on IG & the Santa Cruz River Wildlife Refuge Coalition.
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It’s “Mrs. Powers” during my day job @mrspowersdayjob.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
🌵🌵🌵 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.
FRI. FEB. 20TH - 6:00PM - 1307 W ST MARYS RD
NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENSE KIT
MAKING
WANT TO ORGANIZE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
JOIN US AS WE CREATE DEFENSE KITS AND DISCUSS HOW WE CAN EQUIP & EMPOWER OUR NEIGHBORS TO DEFEND AGAINST ICE
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The book is available here: www.artspeakpress.com/shop/p/borde...
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Borderlings by Russ McSpadden — ARTSPEAK PRESS
OUT NOW AND AVAILABLE FOR ORDER! Essential poetry of witness from the front lines of border militarization in Southern Arizona. These poetic dispatches bear witness to the fracturing of ecosystems an...
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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...
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“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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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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...
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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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karima @nightshade.blacksky.app · 15/02/2026
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I think about that book at least once a week. I wish there were more like it.
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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.
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
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
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Logan Phillips @dirtyverbs.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I love the work of Tucson-based singer songwriter Gat Mooney. Her new vid dropped today youtu.be/9eWx2GYq8DM?...
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Gat Moony - Thin Skin (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Gat Moony
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