SMILEY'S "THE OUTSIDERS"

"I'm around you, but you don't see me. I'm speaking to you, but you don't hear me. The outsider who wants in."

Welcome to the mind of a maniac, where nothing is what it seems and there's no filtering the truth. In The Outsider, poet Mahamud Hassan displays a raw and gritty view of love, selfhood, and relationships, providing the reader a glimpse into his deeply creative mind. Drawing on the themes of trauma, race, beauty, and mental health, Hassan utilizes his experiences and transforms th...