"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 them into art. Dive deep, and you will learn something new about yourself and the people around you.