Roy Hasan

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
Born (1983-04-09) 9 April 1983
Hadera, Israel
OccupationPoet, writer
GenrePoetry

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: ‎זהב אריות) (Prose), Home Mansion (Publishing) , 2018
  • Gold Lions (Hebrew: אין זיכרון אחר) (Songs), Tangier Publishing, 2017

References
  1. Berkovich, Ilan (23 September 2015). "Roy Hasan Is the Hebrew Poet of Our Generation". Haaretz. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. Benaim, Rachel (December 2015). "The Mizrahim Are Finding Their Voice". The Tower Magazine. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. Margolin, Madison (3 September 2015). "The Mizrahi Thorn in the Side of Israeli Left Read". The Forward. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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