Roy Hasan
Israeli contemporary Hebrew poet (born 1983)
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Roy Hasan (Hebrew: רועי חסן; born 9 April 1983, in Hadera, Israel) is an Israeli contemporary Hebrew poet. He is a principal member of the Ars poetica literary movement.[1][2][3] In 2015 Hasan was awarded the 2015 Bernstein Prize.[2]
Roy Hasan | |
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רועי חסן | |
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| Born | 9 April 1983 Hadera, Israel |
| Occupations | Poet, writer |
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| Genre | Poetry |
Hasan grew up in a Mizrahi family in a lower-class neighborhood in a lower-class town, and worked as a cook during his mandatory military service.[1] He continue to work as a low-paid cook after returning to civilian life.[1] His poetry is regarded as part of a Mizrachi rebellion against the Ashkenazi and elitist Israeli left-wing political and literary establishment.[1][2][3]
Selected works
- The dogs that barked in our childhood were muzzled, Haklavim shenavhu beyaldutenu hayu hasumei pe (Hebrew: הכלבים שנבחו בילדותנו היו חסומי פה) (Poetry), Tangier (טנג'יר), 2014)
- No Other Memory (Hebrew: אין זיכרון אחר) (Prose), Home Mansion (Publishing), 2018
- Gold Lions (Hebrew: זהב אריות) (Songs), Tangier Publishing, 2017