Copenhagen unveils big Yahya Hassan-the secret

the Poet Yahya Hassan publisher on Friday a new collection of poems, which is his first release since their debut six years ago. The writing Weekendavisen, wh

Ann McDonald
Ann McDonald
07 November 2019 Thursday 16:00
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Copenhagen unveils big Yahya Hassan-the secret

the Poet Yahya Hassan publisher on Friday a new collection of poems, which is his first release since their debut six years ago.

The writing Weekendavisen, who has interviewed the author over the phone, while he has been hospitalized on Retspsykiatrisk Department in Skejby in Aarhus.

- They did not believe I could write more, if I did not go around in suits, but I write still poems, says Yahya Hassan to Weekendavisen.

He explains that the poems 'continues where the other left off'. They are all about violence, assault, to sit in prison, on drugs and on mental illness.

- I write about my life and myself and it is misery and sorrow that is the catalyst, 90 percent of my motor running on piss, shit and manure. Undiluted piss and shit, says Yahya Hassan.

- I would not return to the Hassan show. I'm pisseligeglad with all of you, he says to Weekendavisen.

the poetry Collection will be published Friday in 25.000 copies in the publishing house Gyldendal. The publisher has kept the release a secret until the release.

- I is one of the greatest poets, there are, but perkeren here have had enough, says Yahya Hassan.

Yahya Hassan's poetry collection 'Yahya Hassan', which was released in 2013, has sold over 120,000 copies.

the BLUE BOOK: Yahya Hassan

Yahya Hassan publisher Friday, a collection of poetry, which is his first since his debut in 2013.

Last year, he was sentenced to psychiatric treatment for an indefinite period of time.

Here you can read about the 24-year-old poet:

Name: Yahya Hassan.

Born: 19. may 1995, in Aarhus V of palestinian parents.

Childhood/adolescence: his Parents divorced when he was seven years old. At the age of 13 he was removed from the home and placed in the institution.

In a social-pedagogical residence developed the then 16-year-old Hassan an error to a 38-year-old contact. The woman was later convicted of having had sexual intercourse with Hassan.

Education: Yahya Hassan has gone on forfatterskolen.

Literature: In October 2013 he published the book "Yahya Hassan", that 120,000 copies sold was the so far best-selling debutdigtsamling.

Politics: In april 2015, announced Hassan, that he would run for Parliament for Nationalpartiet. The party, however not to be opstillingsberettiget, and Hassan posed as a non-attached member, but was not elected.

the Year after he was thrown out of the party, after he had been arrested for narkokørsel.

Yahya Hassan has a number of convictions for among other things, theft, receiving stolen goods, and to have shot a 17-year-old man in the foot.

Sources: the Court of Aarhus, Ritzau.

The 24-year-old Yahya Hassen was a year ago sentenced to psychiatric treatment.

He pleaded guilty to 42 offences ranging from violence and threats of vandalism and breach of the restraining order against to seek out an ex-girlfriend.

A retspsykiatrisk statement has established that the poet probably was insane at the times when the crimes took place.

Updated: 07.11.2019 16:00