February 15, 2024

Gabriel Dozal: No Pares, Sigue, Sigue

A visual poem from his poetry collection, titled "The Border Simulator."
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Poet Gabriel Dozal reads his poem “No Pares, Sigue, Sigue” from his larger collection of poems, titled "The Border Simulator." The collection tells stories of a brother and sister, named Primitivo and Primitiva, who are attempting to cross the US-Mexico border in search of a better life. The poems are all written in both English and Spanish and explore the idea of the border as both a real place and a living simulation.

En su poema visual, el poeta Gabriel Dozal lee, “No pares, sigue, sigue”, de su colección de poesía titulada, “The Border Simulator”. La colección narra las historias de un hermano y una hermana, llamados Primitivo y Primitiva, que intentan cruzar la frontera entre los Estados Unidos y México en busca de una vida mejor. Cada poema está escrito en inglés y español y explora ambas ideas de la frontera como un lugar real y una simulación viviente.

Producer: Bryan Nelson
Videographer: Bryan Nelson, Diana Cadena, Danny Sax
Editor: Diana Cadena
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