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Mohamed Hassan is an Egyptian journalist and poet hailing from Auckland. He is the current National Poetry Slam Champion (2015), and has performed his work across New Zealand and overseas including at TEDx, Splore and the Adelaide Fringe Festival. |
The months sure roll around these days don't they?
We're back on the mic at the Twisted Hop Pub in Woolston for the first Tuesday in May and we're putting on a treat for all those not fortunate enough to have been at the National Poetry Slam finals in Hamiltron last year - Mohamed is coming down from the mountain. Well, the many mounts of Auckland anyway.
Our special guest for May is none other than Mohamed Hassan (pictured above) who took out the finals last year in emphatic style. Doc recently did a gig with Mohamed in Hamilton and we're pretty stoked to host him in our little loft at the Hop.
Mohamed Hassan is a spoken word poet and journalist from Cairo, Egypt. He has spent the majority of his life in Auckland, navigating the spaces between two cultures and languages. A storyteller at heart, his poetry uses characters, narratives and humour to explore identity and society. He strongly believes in the power of poetry to build foundations for young people to speak and be heard. He was the winner of the Rising Voices Youth Poetry Slam 2013, and has been performing across Auckland stages for three years. He is part of a young collective of poets called the Waxed Poetic Revival. In 2015 he added the NZ National Poetry Slam title to his achievements.
Here's Mohamed at TEDxAuckland:
