Tucson Festival of Books

Sing, Slam, Shout!


From the musical incantation of lyric to the political rhythms of slam, what role does performance play in bringing poems to life? Join three electrifying poets who expertly translate their words from the printed page to the human voice and hear them discuss their approaches to enacting language.


Panelists
Logan Phillips

Logan Phillips is a poet and cultural worker based in Tucson. He is the author of "Sonoran Strange" and numerous poetry chapbooks and art books, including the NoVoGRAFíAS series. A seasoned performer and collaborator, Phillips has toured his work internationally, working on a wide range of arts, education, and land-based projects....

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Sophia Terazawa

Sophia Terazawa is the author of three poetry collections, "Winter Phoenix,"  "Anon," and the forthcoming "Oracular Maladies," a finalist for the 2023 Noemi Press Book Award. She has also published two chapbooks, "I Am Not a War" and "Correspondent Medley," winner of the 2018 Tomaž Šalamun Prize....

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Danielle Williams

Danielle P. Williams is a Black and Chamorro poet, translator, essayist, and spoken word artist from Columbia, South Carolina. She received her Bachelor's degree in Arts Administration from Elon University and MFA in poetry from George Mason University....

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Books:
Reckon
Logan Phillips
Poetry
University of Arizona Press
February 2026
ISBN 9780816555826
172 pages
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Tetra Nova
Sophia Terazawa
Fiction / Literature
Deep Vellum Publishing
March 2025
ISBN 9781646053568
250 pages
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Chamorrita Song
Danielle Williams
Poetry
University of Arizona Press
January 2026
ISBN 9780816555161
92 pages
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