Roy Hasan (; 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 () (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
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