Giving Voice to Those Traditionally Left Out: Roy Hasan

Published: Aug. 1, 2018, 11:21 a.m.

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Roy Hasan was born in 1983 in Hadera, Israel and is the author of two collections of poetry \\u2013 The Dogs that Barked in our Childhood were Muzzled (Tangiers, 2014) and Golden Lions (Tangiers, 2016).\\xa0

Michele Rosenthal translated several of Hasan\'s poems and says of Hasan, \\u201cHe challenges the cultural gatekeepers to look beyond the traditional topics, tropes and metaphors toward a different, more inclusive version of Hebrew poetry that reflects the lived experience of those that have been traditionally left outside of the canon.\\u201d

Text:

Roy Hasan, If There\\u2019ll be Peace all the Arsim will Come, translated by Ron Makleff

Roy Hasan, \\u201cThe State of Ashkenaz,\\u201d and \\u201cFour in the Morning,\\u201d translated by Michele Rosenthal

Music:

Yemen Blues - Tonight I\'ll Be Pretty Ft. Mariem Hassan

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