Dax Hassell

Dax Hassell (1972) is a poet and emergency medicine physician. He was born in Aruba, where he spent his childhood cheerfully running around. He lived in the United States until young adulthood and is now settled in the Netherlands. His poetic style is introspective and symbolic, employing minimalism to explore profound themes. Some of his poems also feature unexpected shifts and surprising elements. An earlier poetry collection published by him was Head Sketching Discoveries, which appeared in 1997.