‘A Single Step’: A Poem on ‘Treacherous Journey’ From Haiti to the U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Oct 4, 2017 Hawa Allan's verses breathe life into headlines about the travails Haitian migrants face as they cross from Brazil to Mexico and on to the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Hemispheres’: A Poem About Syrian Refugee Crisis (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2017 Michael E. Woods' moving verses provide a look at how Germany is handling the situation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Poem on Generations Witnessing Cycles of Death and Destruction (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2017 Tamiko Beyer's poem serves as a painful reminder of how "horde white-hot power" causes "rage that liquefies/ our hearts, whole communities." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Poet Asks, ‘Does Everything Depend Upon the Price of Oil?’ (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2017 In face of a new administration that may deny climate change, Carolyne Wright reminds us about the blood and tears shed over petroleum for so many years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: What to Expect and Do if Stung by an Arizona Bark Scorpion

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2017 The 12th poem in "The Desert Survival Series / La serie de sobrevivencia del desierto" warns those crossing the U.S.-Mexico border that though a sting by an Arizona bark scorpion is, for the most part, not lethal, it requires medical attention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: If a Western Diamondback Bites You, ‘Borders Be Damned’

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: If Tarantulas ‘Cross Your Path’ in the Desert, Live and Let Live

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: Beware of ‘Assassin Bees’

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: How to Wait Out the ‘Temper Tantrum’ of a Sandstorm

Staff / Truthdig 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 . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: Cottonwoods and Animal Tracks Will Lead to Water in the Desert

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: In Life-or-Death Matters, Taste Is Relative, Testing Is Crucial

Staff / Truthdig 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 . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Transborder Immigrant Tool Series: Desert Fruits ‘Dethorned, Dethroned,’ Can Be ‘Delectably Edible’

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )