Mohamed Hassan is an award-winning journalist and poet from Auckland. His podcast series 'Public Enemy' was awarded Gold at the 2017 New York Radio Awards, and his RNZ series 'The Guest House' explored community grief after the Christchurch attacks. In 2015 he won the NZ National Poetry Slam, and his upcoming poetry collection 'National Anthem' will be released by Dead Bird Books in 2020.

Twitter: @mohamedwashere
Instagram: @el.sayyed
Facebook: @MohamedHassanPoetry

Verb Festival 2020 appearances:
6pm, Nov 6: Verb Showcase: The Best Letter I Never Received
1.30pm, Nov 7: The Girl from Revolution Road: Ghazaleh Golbakhsh
8.30pm, Nov 7: Fear Factor: Come Into My Snake Box
4pm, Nov 8: Book Launch: Mohamed Hassan, Newtown Sunday Stroll