This paper is an analysis of the poem “First Writing Since” by Suheir Hammad. It will need to include in-text citations from four outside sources. One Source will need to explore the historical context of the time period (which is the period after the 9/11 attacks against the US) and the other source should include details about the writers life history.
One of the major themes that needs to be discussed is how her poem responds to American ideologies surrounding Islam, Arab and Muslim identities and the fear associated with these identities following the 9/11
