Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: If a Western Diamondback Bites You, ‘Borders Be Damned’
Dec 27, 2016 The 11th poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" urges those crossing the border to phone for help immediately in life-and-death situations.
Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: If Tarantulas ‘Cross Your Path’ in the Desert, Live and Let Live
Oct 12, 2016 The 10th poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" debunks certain myths about the hairy arachnids, while explaining what will certainly occur to those who taunt the tarantula.
Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: Beware of ‘Assassin Bees’
Oct 6, 2016 The ninth poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" explains that Africanized bees, even when unprovoked, will attack humans.
Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: How to Wait Out the ‘Temper Tantrum’ of a Sandstorm
Sep 28, 2016 The eighth poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" provides crucial tips the desert traveler can use as the sand turns to "sandpaper" and the heat suffocates during a journey across the Mexico-US border The eighth poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" provides crucial tips the desert traveler can use as the sand turns to "sandpaper" and the heat suffocates a journey across the Mexico-U .
Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: Cottonwoods and Animal Tracks Will Lead to Water in the Desert
Sep 21, 2016 The seventh poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" explains how clusters of cottonwood trees indicate a nearby spring, a crucial tip to surviving the desert border crossing between Mexico and the United States.
Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: In Life-or-Death Matters, Taste Is Relative, Testing Is Crucial
Aug 31, 2016 The sixth poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" tells us that while taste—like poetry—may seem irrelevant as one risks one's life crossing the US- Mexico border, it can be a means of survival The sixth poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" tells us that while taste—like poetry—may seem irrelevant as one risks one's life crossing the U- Mexico border, it can be used as a means of survival .
Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: Desert Fruits ‘Dethorned, Dethroned,’ Can Be ‘Delectably Edible’
Aug 25, 2016 The fifth poem in "The Desert Survival Series/La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" tells readers they can survive up to three weeks without eating in the desert, but that certain fruits can safely fill one's belly during the dangerous journey across the U.S.- Mexico border.
Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: Eat or Drink From Cactuses Only if You’ll Otherwise Die of Thirst
Aug 24, 2016 The fourth poem in "The Desert Survival Series/La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" gives readers pointers on which cactuses to eat and how, warning that many can be harmful.
Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: Learn Desert Secrets From Bedouins and Indigenous Travelers
Aug 17, 2016 The third poem in "The Desert Survival Series/La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" points readers toward ancient lessons for survival in the desert at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: ‘Climb or Walk in the Morning’ and Imitate the Sidewinder
Aug 10, 2016 The second poem in "The Desert Survival Series/La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" offers tips about the best times of day to undertake the most arduous parts of the journey across the U.S.-Mexico border.
