First, I love the concept of this book--and the title is remarkable. There's an unknown we percolating in these poems which both invites us in and dismisses us in turn.

Day 15 of #TheSealeyChallenge 2023. The Border Simulator by Gabriel Dozal published by Random House. Spanish Translator
Natasha Tiniacos

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Happy pub day! Insightful and impactful study of contemporary border issues.

Some of my favorite moments:

Where’s the pastfuture border?

Get on the right side of the border, the side with jobs.

The fence knows how you will cross before you even cross it.

Our Father, Halloween and Texas, how should Primitiva play her hand?

It was at the fábrica where I learned that seams last longer than me.

Ow. I am so thankful to Random House Publishing Group/One World, NetGalley, and Gabriel Dozal for granting me digital access to this captivatingly heartbreaking collection of poems, that details the ironic and hypocritical metaphors and symbolism to refugees looking to cross the MX/US border, to pursue a new life.

Not a day goes by where I don't want to bash my head in over the federalized strategies that are pushed into existence that are fueled by hate and racism, to keep people out of our country, which was stolen, colonized, and not ours from the get-go.

I feel this is very profoundly important to consume, media-wise, and I urge you to pick up a copy on August 15, 2023.