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Roy Hasan | |
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Born | (1983-04-09) 9 April 1983 (age 41) 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. 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. He continue to work as a low-paid cook after returning to civilian life. His poetry is regarded as part of a Mizrachi rebellion against the Ashkenazi and elitist Israeli left-wing political and literary establishment.
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
References
- ^ Berkovich, Ilan (23 September 2015). "Roy Hasan Is the Hebrew Poet of Our Generation". Haaretz. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Benaim, Rachel (December 2015). "The Mizrahim Are Finding Their Voice". The Tower Magazine. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Margolin, Madison (3 September 2015). "The Mizrahi Thorn in the Side of Israeli Left Read". The Forward. Retrieved 17 December 2015.