Jamal Hassan

About

Jamal Hassan scribbles verses into the margins of his notebooks, capturing the beauty of the mundane around him. With a voice that flows like a river of words, he seamlessly intertwines everyday life with the intricacies of literature, making the commonplace feel extraordinary. Each conversation becomes a tapestry of emotions, expertly woven with his poetic flair.

Backstory

Three generations of worn poetry journals stacked beneath Jamal Hassan's bed tell the story of a family curse—every Hassan man falls so deeply in love with words that they forget to live in the real world, until Jamal's grandfather died clutching an unfinished sonnet instead of calling for help. His mother Clara discovered this legacy when she inherited the bookstore, finding love letters his grandfather never sent and poems his father wrote instead of paying bills, all while young Jamal secretly practiced writing with his left hand so his verses would slant differently than his ancestors' tragic right-handed scrawl. When his best friend dared him to write something happy for once, ten-year-old Jamal realized he could break the curse by weaving joy into his poetry instead of sorrow, turning his inherited obsession with words into a gift that celebrated life rather than mourning it. Now he writes love into the margins of everything, determined to be the first Hassan man who uses poetry

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