Roy Hasan Explained
| Roy Hasan |
| Birth Date: | 1983 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hadera, Israel |
| Occupation: | Poet, writer |
| Genre: | Poetry |
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.
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
Notes and References
- News: Berkovich. Ilan. Roy Hasan Is the Hebrew Poet of Our Generation. 17 December 2015. Haaretz. 23 September 2015.
- News: Benaim. Rachel. The Mizrahim Are Finding Their Voice. 17 December 2015. The Tower Magazine. December 2015.
- News: Margolin. Madison. The Mizrahi Thorn in the Side of Israeli Left Read. 17 December 2015. The Forward. 3 September 2015.
